Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine president accepts defence minister’s resignation
Valery Heletey tenders his resignation after criticism following an August rout of government forces at Ilovaisk, with President Petro Poroshenko expected to announce a successor within 24 hours …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin hobnobs with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone and uses Russian Grand Prix to announce troop pull-back from Ukraine – as scale of damage done by rebel forces emerges
Vladimir Putin used today’s Russian Grand Prix to launch a pro-Western charm offensive ahead of fresh talks on EU and U.S. sanctions against Russia later this week. …read more Source: Daily...
Western sanctions on Russia provoke small acts of defiance
“Obama not served here,” reads a sign on the booth of the passport photographer. Near by, a shop selling T-shirts… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine defence minister quits over rout
Heletey had face criticism over Ilovaisk defeat in August …read more Source: Financial...
Ukrainian teams to search MH17 crash site for remains: Dutch TV
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukrainian search teams will comb the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which went down on July 17, and return human remains and belongings to the Netherlands, Dutch television reported. …read more Source:...
Putin pulls back 18,000 troops from Ukraine border ‘exercises’
President Putin has ordered nearly 18,000 Russian troops who were “exercising” near the Ukraine border to pull back to bases… …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to return to base near Ukraine border
President to meet Ukraines Petro Poroshenko as Nato reports significant pullback of Russian forces since September ceasefireVladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies have reported.The news came before an expected...
Russian Troops Pull Back From Ukrainian Border
Vladimir Putin has reportedly told forces to return to their bases, ahead of an expected meeting with Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Sky...
Putin orders Russian troops withdrawal from Ukrainian border: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported late on Saturday, citing Kremlin spokesman. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘orders troop pullback’
Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the withdrawal of thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border, Russian media report. …read more Source:...
