Section: The United Kingdom
Investors abandon Russia as Putin risks economy for Crimea
Deep into the worst conflict between Russia and the West since the Cold War, investors are fleeing, food prices are soaring and there are rumbles from Russia’s Westernised business elite that the nation needs to avoid repeating the economic mismanagement that broke apart the Soviet Union. …read more Source: The...
Booming Chinese frontier town reveals growing Russian ties and old divide
Manzhouli is thriving as China sucks in Russian raw materials and exports its consumer goods, but mutual distrust persists At the base of the giant matryoshka, five storeys high, restaurant is spelt out in Cyrillic script: PECTOPAH. But the face on the Russian doll is evidently Asian and the welcome to diners scrolls across a screen in Chinese...
utin’s Russia is weak – the UK in many ways is stronger
Plea to put Ukraine crisis in perspective Western commentators guilty of exaggeration Russian economy in deep troubleRussia is weak. It is not in any relevant, meaningful, sense, a “Great Power”. Indeed, it is less powerful in many ways, than Britain. … …read more Source: The...
Despite fighting, Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items
HRABOVE Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Dutch police experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Monday to help recover belongings and human remains despite fighting nearby in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko proposes National Guard commander for defense minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday proposed National Guard commander Stepan Poltorak for defense minister, the presidential website said. …read more Source:...
Sanctions hit space food supply
Sanctions and counter-sanctions over the Ukraine crisis mean that some supplies for space workers aren’t getting through. …read more Source:...
East Ukraine rebel leader attacked
A pro-Russian Donetsk rebel leader, Pavel Gubarev, is unconscious in hospital after gunmen fired at his car, causing it to crash. …read more Source:...
UK waters face ‘invasional meltdown’
Scientists warn that an army of organisms from Turkey and Ukraine is poised to invade Britain’s waterways and destroy native species. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin not welcome at G20 summit in Brisbane, says Bill Shorten
Opposition leader says Russian president is thumbing his nose at the rest of the world over the shooting down of MH17Australia should not welcome Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit because the Russian leader is thumbing his nose at the rest of the world over the shooting down of MH17, the opposition leader Bill Shorten says.The government has...
Tycoons worth £22billion at Tory fundraising ball: Secret table plan reveals how guests were placed next to ministers whose portfolios were linked to financial interests
A doorsetp lender, property magnates and a Ukrainian-born energy tycoon were among guests worth £22billion who attended the Tories’ biggest fundraising event, the Black And White Ball. …read more Source: Daily...
