Section: The United Kingdom
MH17: body of second British football fan identified
Newcastle United fan John Alder died on board plane flying over Ukraine while travelling to New ZealandThe body of a second British football fan who was killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine has been identified, the Foreign Office has said.The Newcastle United fan John Alder, 63, was among the 298 people on board flight...
EU mulls fresh response to Russia
EU leaders are to meet in Brussels to consider how to respond to Russia following accusations that its troops are fighting inside Ukraine. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Nato: Russia illegally crossed border
Nato has accused Russia of blatantly violating Ukraine’s sovereignty by sending troops and weapons over the border. …read more Source:...
Obama, in Estonia and at NATO summit, to send strong message to Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Estonia and attend a NATO summit in Wales next week to send a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his incursion into Ukraine must be reversed and to keep his hands off the Baltic nations. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin’s veiled threat as he reminds the West Russia ‘is one of the largest nuclear powers’
Putin made the remarks after Nato accused the former Soviet state of a ‘blatant violation’ of Ukraine’s sovereignty by deploying heavily-armed troops to help rebels. …read more Source: Daily...
West to step up response to Russia’s ‘violation’ of Ukraine
European Union leaders are expected to move towards deeper economic sanctions against Moscow today, acting on mounting evidence of what the Nato chief has called a “blatant violation” of Ukrainian territory by Russian soldiers. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ‘slipping out of control’
The Ukraine crisis is “slipping out of control”, Germany’s foreign minister warns as EU leaders prepare to discuss new sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Britain wants Russia stripped of right to host World Cup 2018
Diplomats reveal David Cameron wants threat of new sanctions to persuade Russia to pull back from Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Putin’s nuclear threats are a struggle for pride and status
ANALYSIS: The Russian President uses frightening language to bolster his support at home – but it’s a gamble he cannot lose …read more Source: The...
Russia’s stealth tactics outflanks West in Ukraine
Russia has followed a well-planned strategy of inflitration by stealth across a swathe of neighbouring Ukraine …read more Source: The...
