Section: The United Kingdom
Fugitive Ukraine tycoon wins, then loses, Serbian citizenship
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A multi-millionaire gas tycoon who is wanted by police in his native Ukraine and blacklisted by the EU was briefly granted citizenship in Serbia, only for the government on Friday to reverse a decision that risked drawing fire from the West. …read more Source:...
U.S. Vice President Biden denounces Putin’s action in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russian behavior in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged it to abide by a September peace deal by adhering to a ceasefire and removing military forces from the country. …read more Source:...
Merkel aide raps Russia after report on aid to Ukraine rebels
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman accused Moscow on Friday of actively stoking the conflict in eastern Ukraine after a senior separatist in the region was quoted as saying the rebels were receiving “a lot” of Russian money. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president heckled at tribute to Kiev protesters amid Biden visit
US vice president cancels wreath-laying ceremony after relatives of protesters killed in Euromaidan revolt lambast PoroshenkoThe Ukrainian president has been heckled by relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev’s Euromaidan revolution at a memorial ceremony for the victims.The relatives, frustrated by Petro Poroshenko’s failure to...
Ukraine’s Maidan protests – one year on
What happened to the demonstrators who brought down a government and threatened to reignite the cold war? RFE/RL caught up with some on the anniversary of the movementThe Euromaidan protests in Ukraine began a year ago today and continued for months, through the long winter of 2013-14. During the days of waiting and of celebrating people’s...
Biden in Ukraine as tensions rise
US Vice President Joe Biden meets senior Ukrainian leaders in Kiev amid warnings from Russia against arms supplies to the government. …read more Source:...
Understanding Russia’s obsession with mayonnaise
It’s a love affair that began in Imperial times, survived the Soviet Union and continues today. But is it really necessary to have mayonnaise with everything?On a crisp autumn night in central London a group have gathered to discuss an age-old Russian affair: a shared love of mayonnaise.The crowd is dominated by Russian expats living in...
Ukraine protests one year on: ‘Of course we haven’t achieved our goals’
Few could have predicted the small-scale demonstrations on November 21, 2013 could have led Ukraine to the transformed, but wholly uncertain, state it finds itself in today …read more Source: The...
Ukraine video timeline: a year of protests and violence
On the first anniversary of the protests which toppled the pro-Kremline regime in Kiev, The Telegraph recounts the origins of the crisis in Ukraine and what the future may hold for the embattled country …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president heckled by relatives of Maidan dead
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev’s “Euromaidan” revolution at a ceremony on Friday to pay tribute to the victims. …read more Source:...
