Section: The United Kingdom
Merkel offers Russia trade olive branch
German chancellor aims to ease tensions amid claims her Ukraine policy is too tough …read more Source: Financial...
Unrest in Ferguson lets Moscow score points against Washington
Schadenfreude from Moscow unmistakeable, but officials seize opportunity to take revenge for US State Department’s hectoring statements regarding Russia’s internal politicsFrom Cairo to Moscow: how the world reacted to FergusonSocial tension, police brutality and public disorder – and all of it in the heart of the United States. For...
Nato fears Russian Black Sea control
Nato’s top commander warns that Russia’s increased military presence in the annexed region of Crimea could be used to control the Black Sea. …read more Source:...
NATO commander says Russian forces are still in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – NATO’s top military commander said during a visit to Kiev on Wednesday that Russian forces were still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the “backbone” to separatist rebels fighting government forces. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: What does Ukraine’s future hold?
One year since popular protests began in Ukraine, a new government prepares to take office, amid calls for reform. …read more Source:...
Ukraine reports new arrivals of Russian supplies for eastern rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine leveled fresh charges on Tuesday that Russia was sending support to pro-Russian separatists in the east, saying that five columns of heavy equipment were seen crossing onto Ukrainian territory on Monday. …read more Source:...
Why Angela Merkel is saying farewell to Ostpolitik | Natalie Nougayrède
The German chancellor’s well-founded belief that Putin is a threat to Europe is shifting power relations in the regionOne thing we know for sure about Angela Merkel: she takes time to ponder her decisions and she weighs her words carefully. So the speech the German chancellor gave in Australia, a few days after Vladimir Putin stormed out of...
Child soldiers join fight in Ukraine
Teenagers join fight on both sides in Ukraine’s conflict …read more Source:...
France delays sending two new aircraft carriers to Russia ‘until further notice’
President Hollande said in a statement that the ‘current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for the delivery of the first’ of two Mistral-class vessels France has built for Russia. …read more Source: Daily...
France suspends delivery of €1bn warships to Russia ‘until further notice’ over Ukraine crisis
France has suspended the delivery of a warship to Russia after months of speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale by a Nato country to the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
