Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine leader says expects tough talks with Putin next week
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday he expected planned talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin next week in Italy to be difficult but said Moscow had a crucial role to play in bringing peace to his country. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Darth Vader strums acoustic Imperial March for election run – video
Who knew Star Wars villain Darth Vader was in fact a Ukrainian Cossack at heart? The Sith lord has appeared in a commercial for the Ukrainian Internet Party, announcing his candidacy for the country’s parliamentary election on 26 October. Vader is seen strumming a traditional Ukrainian instrument and instructing his followers not to let...
Drones plan to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
Germany and France offer to send unarmed aircraft to conflict zone in east …read more Source: Financial...
Dark clouds gather over Europe
Economic stagnation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are worrying …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine to launch ‘full clean-out’ of corrupt officials
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will soon begin mass firings of state officials who served under disgraced Moscow-backed leader Viktor Yanukovich and feathered their nests through corruption, the government said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Russian sanctions could be eased soon if Ukraine progress made: U.S. adviser
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks on easing sanctions against Russia imposed over the conflict in Ukraine could begin in the next few weeks, but more measures are possible if there is no progress over a ceasefire deal, the U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Dutch PM: unlikely investigators will get to MH17 crash site
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday it was increasingly unlikely Dutch investigators would be able to reach the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash zone in eastern Ukraine due to fighting and the approach of winter. …read more Source:...
Serbia backs jail terms for Serbs fighting in foreign conflicts
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s parliament approved on Friday jail terms of up to eight years for anyone found guilty of fighting in foreign wars, in an effort to dissuade citizens from joining conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source:...
Football fans jailed for Putin chant
A court in Minsk jails eight Ukrainian football fans after they sang an insulting song about Russian President Vladimir Putin at a match. …read more Source:...
Ukraine poll foresees big election win for pro-Poroshenko bloc
KIEV (Reuters) – A bloc supporting President Petro Poroshenko looks set to register a strong win in a parliamentary election in Ukraine overshadowed by the separatist conflict in the east, according to a poll published on Friday. …read more Source:...
