Section: The United Kingdom
Report alleges Crimea rights abuses
A Council of Europe report says serious human rights abuses have been committed in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula in March. …read more Source:...
Election marks turning point for Ukraine
Balance of power shifts between dominant pro-EU parties …read more Source: Financial...
EU must prepare for Russia’s ‘hybrid warfare’: Danish formin
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Russia poses no direct military threat to the European Union but its intervention in Ukraine is a type of ‘hybrid warfare’ the bloc should fight using coordinated energy policy and media to counter “massive propaganda”, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Pro-EU parties set to control Ukraine’s parliament
Pro-EU parties are said to control Ukraine’s parliament after Sunday’s election. President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc looks to have won the most seats followed by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party. Bloomberg’s Ryan Chilcote reports …read more Source: The...
Russia: We’ll Recognise Ukraine Election Result
With more than half of the votes counted, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front is leading with 21.6% of the vote. …read more Source: Sky...
Russia and Ukraine promise peace after pro-EU elections
Ukranian president vows to form a coalition after the embattled country elected a majority pro-western parliament amid shaky peace talks with Moscow …read more Source: The...
Explosions heard in Donetsk after Ukraine election: mayor
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling rocked the outskirts of the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday, one day after Ukraine held a parliamentary election, the city mayor’s office and officials in Kiev said. …read more Source:...
Pro-West parties secure big win in Ukraine election: partial vote count
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote count showed on Monday, with President Petro Poroshenko hailing people’s support for his plan to end a separatist war and pursue democratic reforms sought by the West. …read more Source:...
Ukraine backed president’s pro-European direction, early count suggests
Partial count suggests pro-European parties have won big in parliamentary elections, but Yanukovich allies spring surprisePro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote count suggested on Monday, with President Petro Poroshenko hailing peoples support for his plan to end a separatist war and pursue democratic...
Poroshenko seeks coalition talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko plans to start coalition talks after exit polls showed his bloc emerge strongest in parliamentary polls. …read more Source:...
