Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine PM says Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine, recreate USSR
KIEV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Saturday. …read more Source:...
U.S. intensifies sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hit Russia’s largest bank, a major arms maker and arctic, deepwater and shale exploration by its biggest oil companies with new sanctions on Friday to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Now Vladimir Putin threatens Europe with ‘retaliation’ for sanctions which have hit its Kalashnikov factory as West to stock up on gas for winter
The row over the new action came amid new claims that Moscow has moved almost 100 armoured vehicles including tanks and Grad missile launchers onto Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: Daily...
Shrapnel clues to MH17 missile
Dutch investigators seeking clues to the destruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine say that they have recovered metal… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine-EU trade pact to be delayed
Move after trilateral meeting is concession to Russia, which has threatened retaliation if trade barriers are loweredEuropean leaders said on Friday that they would allow Ukraine to delay putting a landmark trade deal into effect, a major concession to Russia which has repeatedly threatened retaliation if Kiev implements the measure....
Kremlin crony among new list facing EU sanctions
A former KGB colleague of President Putin, a prominent nationalist politician, and 22 other men were added today to the EU… …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash could have been prevented if airlines shared information regarding weapons in Ukraine, claims Emirates CEO
An airline boss has suggested that the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 could have been prevented if airliners had shared information regarding missiles in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
The British brain surgeon who joined the fight against corruption in Ukraine
Doctor and acclaimed author Henry Marsh had worked in Kiev for more than 20 years then found himself in the middle of a revolutionI went to Kiev in December last year. The hospital where I work is in the centre of Kiev and only a few hundred yards away from Independence Square where Maidan the demonstration against Yanukovych and his government...
Ukraine crisis: Russia threatens to retaliate for new sanctions that jeopardise ceasefire
Russia’s leadership today accused the US and EU of jeopardising a fragile ceasefire in Ukraine by implementing more aggressive sanctions against Moscow, while also threatening to retaliate with their own measures should Kiev continue to pursue closer ties with the West. …read more Source: The...
I’m optimistic about Ukraine peace deal, says Petro Poroshenko
Ukraine’s president says war in the east can be negotiated, despite Yulia Tymoshenko warning there is “no guarantee” Russia will honour ceasefire …read more Source: The...
