Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine crisis: All eyes turn to Mariupol as separatist showdown looms
Mariupol is not among the places which became symbolic, or even particularly well known, to the outside world when the flames of separatism spread through the Donbass: but what happens there in the next days can be a game-changer in Ukraine’s increasingly bloody and vicious civil war. …read more Source: The...
Barack Obama mocked for wearing taupe suit in White House address
US President addressed the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East, but all eyes were on his choice of suit …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin praises successes of rebel ‘army of New Russia’
Russian President addresses rebels for first time, praising their achievements in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Obama suggests further sanctions against Russia over Ukraine incursion
President insisted there would be no military escalation in wests response, but stopped short of using word invasion in remarksEmergency meetings after Russian invasion claimThe United States expects to agree on a further round of economic sanctions against Russia during meetings with European allies next week, but has ruled out any military...
Nato: Russia is pouring 1,000 troops into Ukraine
At least 100 Russian soldiers have been killed in battle inside Ukraine, it was claimed on Thursday, as Nato accuses the Kremlin of pouring more than 1,000 troops into the east of the country …read more Source: The...
Keep hitting Putin’s wallet
The Russians are not just the brains behind the separatist war in eastern Ukraine but, according to several sources yesterday,… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: The phoney war is over as Russian troops and armour pour across the border
Ambassadors from the 28 Nato countries and Ukraine will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss Russia’s incursions into south-eastern Ukraine which became obvious today after months of smaller and more discreet activity in Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: The...
Polish premier Tusk seriously considering top EU job
WARSAW/BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seriously considering a proposal that he take the post of president of the European Council, a Warsaw government spokeswoman said on Thursday, linking his decision to the crisis in neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine conflict: Big questions explained
Key issues in Ukraine fighting explained …read more Source:...
US hurries to draw up response to Russia and Isis threats
Officials say US has range of tools and sanctions at its disposal as Ukraine says Russian troops have entered the countryUS officials were holding a series of hurried meetings on Thursday to decide how to respond to spiralling security threats from Russia in Ukraine and from the Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria.An emergency meeting of the...
