Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
How Angela Merkel became Europe’s undisputed leader | Franziska Augstein
The German chancellor has done well over Ukraine. But she owes a lot to othersLast week, German chancellor Angela Merkel was not dubbed the “most powerful woman in the world”. Time magazine had done that a few years ago. Now, gender specifics are cast aside, as she claims the position of the European continent’s “most powerful political...
The hours before the ceasefire between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels – in pictures
Ahead of the midnight ceasefire, the Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists maintained their positions in towns across the disputed territory … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: a British MSF surgeon’s view
‘People go shopping and an hour later they’re without their legs,’ says Michael Roesch, who arrived in Gorlovka six days agoThe main operating theatres on the sixth floor are no longer functioning because they’re too dangerous with all the shelling. There’s one working operating theatre on the ground floor. Every day they...
Fears for Ukraine’s ceasefire as clashes with Russia-backed rebels intensify
Neither side seems to expect an end to the conflict, and both were trying to shore up their positions before the deadlineFighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebel militias in the east of the country intensified on Saturday as fears grew for the durability of a ceasefire agreement that was due to take effect at midnight on...
Is Mr Cameron the most parochial PM ever? | Nick Cohen
Whether it’s Ukraine or the European Union, this country has no coherent strategyFrom the moment he took office, commentators said that David Cameron “looked like a prime minister”. However deferential their assumption that old Etonians were born to rule, they were right to concentrate on appearances. Cameron speaks his lines and plays his...
Twenty photographs of the week
The ceasefire in Ukraine, Ivory Coast winning the Africa Cup of Nations, drought in Brazil – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine receives British troop carriers
Out-of-service Saxon armoured vehicles were sold commercially in deal dating back to 2013, says Ministry of DefenceUkraine has taken delivery of former British military armoured vehicles in a commercial arms deal, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed, with the troop carriers arriving in the midst of the conflict with pro-Russia...
Minsk ceasefire in balance while fighting continues in eastern Ukraine
Fighting escalates before official ceasefire on Sunday as each side wrestles for advantageIntense fighting continued near two cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday, raising further doubts about whether a ceasefire deal agreed in Minsk has any chance of success.According to the Minsk plan the ceasefire will start on Sunday but, rather than abating,...
Ukraine is a long way from peace, says President Petro Poroshenko – video
Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, tells soldiers at a military training base on Friday not to be overly optimistic about the peace agreement signed in Minsk. Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling in government-held Shchastya, near Luhansk. The ceasefire agreed by Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is due to...
Listen to Oliver Bullogh’s story about endemic corruption in Ukraine
The latest in our audio long reads examines the lives of Ukrainians marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected … …read more Source: The...
