Section: The United Kingdom
VIDEO: Russia ‘violated international law’
Nato’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has accused Russia of taking ”aggressive actions” in Ukraine which have violated international law. …read more Source:...
The haunting pilgrimage site of Saur Mogila
Dispatch: a strategic battlefield in eastern Ukraine is becoming a pilgrimage site for separatist fighters as they try to create a national identity for the breakaway region …read more Source: The...
EU hopeful Serbia hosts military drill with Russia
NIKINCI Serbia (Reuters) – Russian soldiers parachuted into open fields in western Serbia on Friday as part of an unprecedented joint military drill that has stirred controversy in the European Union candidate-country given the West-Russia standoff over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia says Ukraine monitors biased
The Russian foreign ministry accuses international monitors in conflict-racked eastern Ukraine of bias towards the government. …read more Source:...
Putin says Russia prepared for oil price collapse as more sanctions threatened
At G20 summit, Russian president says he regards sanctions over Ukraine as pointless, illegal and likely to harm world tradeVladimir Putin has admitted for the first time that he is prepared for his country to face a catastrophic slump in oil prices, as David Cameron said Europe would have no choice but to step up sanctions if the Russian...
Ukraine’s main task is to build army to stop Russia: PM Yatseniuk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top priority is to build an army strong enough to withstand Russian military aggression, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Friday. …read more Source:...
AUDIO: ‘Humanitarian disaster’ in Ukraine
A “humanitarian disaster” is unfolding within the civilian population of eastern Ukraine, the OSCE spokesman Michael Bociurkiw says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis taking center stage at G20 summit
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – The G20 leaders summit in Australia starting on Saturday is setting up as a showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following fresh reports of Russian troops pouring into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian dead ‘being removed from Ukraine’
OSCE monitors say van marked with code for men killed in action crossed border, as Ukraine predicts Russian offensive …read more Source: The...
EU set to leave decisions on tougher Russia sanctions to leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With European Union governments divided, a decision on whether to tighten economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict is likely to be left to EU leaders, who next meet in mid-December, diplomats said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
