Section: The United Kingdom
Bird flu: Ukraine bans poultry imports from UK, Germany and Netherlands
Ukraine’s state veterinary inspectorate says ban will be valid until international watchdog says countries are free from virusUkraine has banned imports of all live birds and bird products from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany due to bird flu cases in those countries, Ukraine’s state veterinary inspectorate said on...
Naftogaz warns of gas cuts to east Ukraine
State-run company says it stands to lose almost $1bn over a year if deliveries remain effectively free …read more Source: Financial...
Russia urges Kiev to talk directly to separatists
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Ukraine’s leaders must talk directly to separatists in the east of the country and should not treat Moscow as a party to the conflict. …read more Source:...
Only a vote can end the suffering in eastern Ukraine | @guardianletters
Again David Cameron talks about “Russia continuing to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty” (Cameron threatens more sanctions over Ukraine, 15 November) but the anti-Russian case of the Western countries lacks a key ingredient: do the citizens of eastern Ukraine wish to remain in the post-1991 independence borders of the republic of Ukraine? If not,...
VIDEO: Russia demands guarantees from Nato
Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesperson says the West’s response over the Ukraine crisis makes them “feel fear”. …read more Source:...
Russia seeks Nato pledge on Ukraine
Russia is seeking guarantees from Nato that Ukraine will not be allowed to join and that the alliance will stay away from its borders. …read more Source:...
Russian politician covered her in oil and feathers by masked men
A terrifying video reveals the moment a former politician in Ukraine was surrounded by masked men and covered in oil as she feared she was about to be set on fire. …read more Source: Daily...
Rhetoric: Britain’s weapon against Isis and Putin
• Rhetoric and propaganda, common weapons in two very different conflictsBritain faces two potential threats to its security. The threats are very different but the weapons chosen to counter them are similar and equally ineffective. … …read more Source: The...
NATO leader sees ‘serious military buildup’ in Ukraine, urges Russia to pull back troops
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced on Tuesday what he called a serious Russian military buildup both inside Ukraine and on the Russian side of the border and urged Moscow to pull back its troops. …read more Source:...
Donetsk university in exile fights for survival in western Ukraine
When separatists took over, staff left everything behind to set up a new makeshift campus in an old diamond factory on the other side of the country. Kyiv Post reportsWhen Russia-backed separatists took over the Donetsk National University campus in September, ousting the university’s rector, appointing their own replacement and bringing...
