Section: The United Kingdom
Russia calls for end to sanctions as EU targets Ukraine separatists
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia urged the European Union on Saturday to lift sanctions against Moscow and promised to waive its food embargo, but a top EU official rejected such a move as the bloc imposed fresh measures on Ukrainian rebels. …read more Source:...
EU imposes sanctions on Ukraine rebel vote organizers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on the organizers of rebel elections in eastern Ukraine this month, the bloc said on Saturday, hitting the separatists and their organizations with asset freezes and travel bans. …read more Source:...
Russian warships ‘monitored’ in English Channel amid heightened tensions over Ukraine
FOUR Russian warships entered the English Channel today amid growing tension with the West over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s ‘Martin Bell’ saddened by fellow MPs
As Ukraine continues to muddle through conflict and reform, the country’s new parliament began work this week. …read more Source: The...
Putin to push trade in Turkey despite disagreement on Syria
ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey on Monday will have trade and energy issues at its heart, but is not expected to bridge deep differences over Syria and Crimea. …read more Source:...
Video: ‘Chernobyl Disaster City’ captured for first time in incredible drone footage
Incredible drone footage has been released that shows the abandoned remains of Ukrainian city Pripyat, a city that was completely evacuated in the aftermath of the Chernobyl Disaster. …read more Source: The...
German support for sanctions on Russia rise, poll finds
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of Germans supporting European Union economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis has risen in the last month and a large majority supports Chancellor Angela Merkel’s toughening stance, a poll on Friday found. …read more Source:...
Russian warships enter English Channel for drills: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday to hold exercises, RIA news agency reported, the latest apparent show of military might since ties with the West plunged to Cold War lows over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Inside ‘prison cell’ Crimea after Russian invasion
EXCLUSIVE: A MailOnline reporter found claims that residents in Crimea, annexed by Russian president Putin in February, are living in a ‘prison cell’ and targeted for speaking Ukrainian. …read more Source: Daily...
VIDEO: Poroshenko in reform pledge
The Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has promised a programme of radical reform during an address at the opening session of the country’s new parliament. …read more Source:...
