Section: The United Kingdom
Angela Merkel: Russia creating problems for EU-minded neighbours
German chancellor reaffirms Nato’s commitment to defend member states in eastern EuropeAngela Merkel has accused Russia of interfering in the domestic affairs of countries that are seeking closer ties to the European Union.“Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine are three countries in our eastern neighbourhood that have taken sovereign decisions to...
EU to seek more Turkish help in Islamic State fight
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will press Turkey to cooperate more closely in the fight against Islamic State and urge it not to undermine EU sanctions on Russia on a visit this week intended to give new impetus to often fraught EU-Turkish relations. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘has hope’ for Ukraine truce
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says he hopes a permanent ceasefire will soon be agreed in Ukraine, after Moscow talks with French counterpart Francois Hollande. …read more Source:...
Hollande meets Putin in Moscow
Hollande is first senior western leader to visit since Russia annexed Crimea in March …read more Source: Financial...
Putin says he hopes for a ceasefire in Ukraine – video
Russian president, Vladimir Putin, says he hopes for a ceasefire in Ukraine “in the nearest future”. Putin was speaking after a meeting with his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, in which they discussed the Ukraine ceasefire “in detail”. Putin says Russia supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and supports the...
France’s Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine crisis during a brief stopover at a Moscow airport on Saturday. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Gazprom receives prepayment from Ukraine for gas supplies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian natural gas producer Gazprom said on Saturday it had received a prepayment of $378.22 million from Ukraine for natural gas supplies, paving the way for the first shipments to Kiev since Moscow cut supplies in June. …read more Source:...
MH17: All Australian victims identified and within weeks of coming home
Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop announce the successful recovery, identification and repatriation of the 38 bodiesAll 38 Australians who died when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was downed in eastern Ukraine have been formally identified, the federal government says.Operation Bring Them Home will conclude in the coming weeks when the final remains...
Foreign-born ministers in Ukraine’s new cabinet
Ukraine casts net wide to reform government …read more Source:...
That’s me in the picture: Markiyan Matsekh plays the piano for riot police in Kiev, 7 December 2013
‘I took off my coat and started playing Chopin. It was about -15C, and my fingers could barely move. Not my best performance’My dad thought it was a stupid idea. He said, “Son, it’s a nice thought, but these people have been beaten by riot police. How is a piano going to cheer them up?” I just wanted to give people a reason to keep...
