Section: The United Kingdom
VIDEO: BBC finds Russians fighting in Ukraine
The BBC has gained access to training camps inside Russia where fighters talk openly about taking on the Ukrainian army, despite official Russian denials of their involvement. …read more Source:...
Meet the ordinary Ukrainians arming the country against Russian separatists
In Ukraine’s battle against Russian-backed separatists, civilians keep the army equipped. Ukranian forces on patrol near Sloviansk. Photo: Reuters/Gleb Garanich On 21 November 2013, as thousands of his fellow Ukrainians first gathered in Maidan Nezalezhnosti – Independence Square – in Kyiv to demonstrate against President Viktor Yanukovych,...
Ukraine conflict: Crimea hit by shortages
Crimea struggles with winter shortages but Putin is still popular …read more Source:...
More than one million flee, Ukraine close to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than one million people have been driven from their homes by the conflict in Ukraine, hampering aid efforts and leaving the country on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, aid agencies said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
EU leaders raise hopes of Putin breakthrough over Ukraine
Foreign policy coordinator points to ‘limited but positive’ signals from Russia and raises possibility of sanctions relaxationEU leaders have talked up the prospects of a breakthrough with President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine amid a divisive debate over whether to ease or lift European sanctions on Russia.A flurry of diplomatic activity...
EU offers 1.8 bln euros for Ukraine as Germany seeks reform
RIGA/BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union proposed on Thursday offering an additional 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy as Kiev assured Germany it had credible plans to modernize. …read more Source:...
Ukraine blames Russia for German hack
Ukraine points the finger at Russia for German hack attack but do they have any evidence for the claims? …read more Source:...
Russia sanctions can only be lifted if Minsk fully implemented: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that EU sanctions against Russia tied to its intervention in eastern Ukraine could only be lifted if there was full implementation of the Minsk agreement signed between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels back in September. …read more Source:...
Juncker proposes third Ukraine bailout
European Commission urges another €1.8bn in aide for the cash-strapped country …read more Source: Financial...
IMF talks resume in Ukraine as Soros urges bigger aid package
KIEV (Reuters) – An IMF team resumed talks in Kiev on Thursday that Ukraine’s government hopes will lead to a bigger aid program, as billionaire financier George Soros urged the West to step up funding to the country. …read more Source:...
