Section: The United Kingdom
Presidents of Russia and France to discuss Ukraine crisis in Paris
Talks will be Vladimir Putin’s first meeting with the head of state of a major western power since Russia’s annexation of CrimeaThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks with his French counterpart, François Hollande, in Paris on 5 June, the Kremlin has said.The talks will be held at the Elysée...
US intercepts Moscow’s calls to spies in Ukraine, report says
US secretary state reportedly tells private meeting recordings disprove Russian denials about involvement in separatist unrestThe US secretary of state, John Kerry, claims America has obtained intercepted phone calls that prove Moscow is deliberately trying to destabilise eastern Ukraine, according to reports of leaked remarks he made at a...
Ukraine tensions driving up UK fuel prices
Motorists facing higher forecourt costs, with three-year average petrol price low now at an endMotorists are facing higher fuel prices with east-west tensions over Ukraine ending the long spell of prices staying below 130p a litre, motoring groups said.Average forecourt prices have been at a three-year low for the past 14 weeks as retailers have...
Ukraine crisis: violence leaves 25 dead and more than 200 injured
Kiev police fail to retake all of Independence Square US calls on President Yanukovych to halt violence Europe talks of sanctions but Russia blames protestersThe bloodiest night in independent Ukraine’s history left at least 25 people dead and more than 200 injured, after further violent clashes in the centre of Kiev.Armed riot police...
Russian military troops ‘deployed to Ukraine’, warns Poroshenko
The Ukrainian President says Russian military troops have been deployed to the east of country, as it emerged thousands of Russian citizens and soldiers are reportedly fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: clashes escalate in Kiev as riot police attempt to break barricade – video
Anti-government protests continue through the night on Tuesday, as riot police attempt to move into Kiev’s Independence Square. Hopes for a settlement of Ukraine’s three-month crisis are evaporating as unrest in the capital escalates to its worst levels in more than three weeks. Tempers have risen after President Viktor Yanukovych,...
Ukraine crisis: Russian military troops ‘deployed in east’, says Poroshenko
The Ukrainian President says Russian military troops have been deployed to the east of country, as it emerged thousands of Russian citizens and soldiers are reportedly fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia accused of Ukraine incursion
Rebel leader claims as many as 4,000 Russians fighting in neighbour’s east while Kiev calls for a UN Security Council meeting …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine accuses Russia of launching invasion
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Thursday of mounting an invasion in the southeast of the country in support of pro-Moscow separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Russian military has ‘invaded’, says Poroshenko
The Ukrainian President says a Russian military invasion has taken place in the country, as it emerged thousands of Russians are reportedly fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
