Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine seeks to join NATO; defiant Putin compares Kiev to Nazis
LAKE SELIGER Russia/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine called on Friday for full membership in NATO, its strongest plea yet for Western military help, after accusing Russia of sending in armored columns that have driven back its forces on behalf of pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source:...
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...
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...
Nato states create rapid deployment force
Britain and six other states are to create a joint force of at least 10,000 personnel to bolster Nato in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Putin raises the stakes in Ukraine
Russian incursion demands a tough western response since it represents a serious danger for European security and the global order …read more Source: Financial...
The Guardian view on new Russian incursions into Ukraine | Editorial
Lies and deception have characterised Russias intervention in Ukraine but the new incursions are less deniableListening to Vladimir Putin, at a press conference earlier this year, solemnly deny that Russian troops had occupied parts of Crimea, the novelist Andrey Kurkov noted tersely in his diary: He lies easily, uses humour. From the beginning...
