Section: The United Kingdom
Nato summit in Newport ‘one of the most important in alliance’s history’, says secretary general – video
World leaders, including Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, arrive at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, to attend the Nato summit on Thursday. US President Barack Obama and 27 other Nato allies are engaged in talks to discuss the alliance’s strategy over the Ukraine crisis, how to tackle the Islamic State (Isis) and how to...
Ukrainian coastguard on alert after unidentified vessel spotted in sea of Azov video
A delegation of international monitors visits the coastguard base in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Thursday after an unidentified vessel was spotted in the bay. Separatist rebels have advanced along the coast of the sea of Azov, an area which separates rebel strongholds from Russian-annexed Crimea. Government forces and residents have been reinforcing...
It may not fit Putins narrative, but Baltic Russians arent being victimised | Rafael Behr
The awkward fact for Kremlin apologists is that Nato has been a friend to Baltic Russophones. Eastern Ukrainians arent so luckyOn the day Russia annexed Crimea, an old friend in St Petersburg texted me to apologise. Im sorry that my country has lost its mind, he wrote. This friendship is 20 years old. It was struck up when I was a student in the...
Ukrainian president would order ceasefire if Minsk peace talks confirmed
Petro Poroshenko’s announcement comes after a phone conversation he had with the Russian president, Vladimir PutinThe Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, said he would order a ceasefire to begin on Friday at lunchtime if peace talks planned to be held in Minsk, Belarus, are confirmed.Speaking on the sidelines of a Nato summit in Wales,...
Nato: Thousands Of Russian Troops In Ukraine
Nato has told Sky News that 3,000 combat troops and hundreds of armoured vehicles are inside Ukraine. …read more Source: Sky...
Russia warns Ukraine against joining Nato as it launches military drills across border
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says moves to include Ukraine in Nato would “derail” any peace negotiations between Kiev and separatists …read more Source: The...
Nato chief: ‘we still seeing Russian involvement in Ukraine’
Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls on Russia to “pull back its troops from Ukrainian borders, stop the flow of weapons and fighters into Ukraine, stop the support for armed militants in Ukraine and engage in a constructive political process” …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash investigation team to publish preliminary findings
Dutch-led inquiry into downing of plane over Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, will release early findings on 9 SeptemberDutch authorities leading an international investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine plan to publish a preliminary report next week.The Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday the report...
Kremlin plan fails to calm Ukraine as NATO backs Kiev
NEWPORT Wales/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president heard words of support from Western leaders at a NATO summit on Thursday, but a Kremlin peace offer failed to halt fighting in the east where dramatic advances by pro-Russian rebels have tipped the balance of power against Kiev. …read more Source:...
Nato summit Wales: Isil and Ukraine top agenda – latest
World leaders including Barack Obama, David Cameron and Petro Poroshenko convene in Wales for the 2014 Nato summit to discuss Iraq, Syria, Russia, Ukraine and Afghanistan …read more Source: The...
