Section: The United Kingdom
Russian state television says Britain and US provoked Hong Kong protests
Accusations from pro-Kremlin media reflect Russia’s growing ties with China after US and EU sanctions …read more Source: The...
EU to keep Russia sanctions in place
No lifting of EU sanctions on Russia, say officials in Brussels, after deciding Ukraine peace deal not implemented …read more Source:...
Donetsk airport clash violates truce
Officials in eastern Ukraine say artillery is pounding the Donetsk airport area, where Ukrainian troops are resisting pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
Ukraine prosecutor opens criminal case against Russian officials
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian state prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a criminal investigation against a Russian law enforcement agency, accusing it of supporting separatist and “terrorist” groups in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
New wave of fighting threatens Ukraine truce
Ukraine’s precarious ceasefire was on the verge of collapse last night after a wave of attacks by pro-Russian insurgents left… …read more Source: The...
Crimean road sinkhole kills 4 adults and 2 children when their car falls in
Six people – including three-year-old twins – died after their car plunged into a 26ft-wide sinkhole in the middle of a main road near the Crimean capital of Simferopol. …read more Source: Daily...
Shakhtar welcome European distraction
Shakhtar Donetsk play their first home Champions League game of the season on Tuesday, 600 miles from home due to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Violence in eastern Ukraine kills at least 12 people despite ceasefire
Nine soldiers reportedly among dead following fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops that has also left 32 woundedEastern Ukraine has suffered the worst violence in more than a week as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government troops in the region killed at least 12 people and wounded 32, according to officials.Colonel...
Ukrainians say Russian troops captured them in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian soldiers have offered new evidence of direct Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine, saying they were captured by Russian troops in a battle that became a turning point in the conflict. …read more Source:...
Attack on Ukraine troops tests truce
Seven Ukraine soldiers reportedly die in clashes with pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk airport – the military’s heaviest single loss since a truce. …read more Source:...
