Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
US weapons to Ukraine ‘would be matched by Russian arms to rebels’
International Institute for Strategic Studies warns that Moscow could arm separatists more quickly than US could reinforce Ukraine’s forcesAny US weapons supplied to Ukraine would be more than matched by an increase in Russian arms supplied to the separatists, a leading security thinktank has warned.Russia could arm the separatists much...
US weapons to Ukraine ‘would be matched by Russian arms to rebels’
International Institute for Strategic Studies warns that Moscow could arm separatists more quickly than US could reinforce Ukraine’s forcesAny US weapons supplied to Ukraine would be more than matched by an increase in Russian arms supplied to the separatists, a leading security thinktank has warned.Russia could arm the separatists much...
Petro Poroshenko makes surprise visit to Kramatorsk ahead of Ukraine peace talks – video
Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, makes an unannounced visit to Kramatorsk ahead of peace talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Minsk. Some 10 people were killed in a rocket attack on Kramatorsk on Tuesday. In the separatist-held city of Donetsk, shelling early on Wednesday killed at least two people at a bus station...
Leaders due in Minsk for Ukraine peace talks as heavy fighting continues
Last-ditch diplomatic push in Belarusian capital as Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany meet in bid to secure ceasefireLeaders from Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are due to hold last-ditch peace talks on Minsk aimed at trying to smooth the way for a summit deal leading to the demilitarisation of eastern Ukraine.The leaders of the four...
Ukraine: workers take cover as rockets hit soup kitchen – video
Rockets slam into a soup kitchen in eastern Ukraine, forcing terrified workers to duck for cover. The building in Pervomaisk is hit by two separate rocket attacks within hours of each other. Amateur footage shows people scrambling under tables and later hiding in a basement. The conflict between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian government has...
British government in quandary over future military operations | Richard Norton-Taylor
MPs call for special forces but warn of legal constraints on their activitiesFormer SAS soldiers talk about their past “kill list” in IraqAttention seems to shift abruptly in Britain’s national security circles, from Vladimir Putin’s designs on Ukraine to the extreme jihadists committing atrocities in Syria and Iraq.As pictures of...
Devastation in Ukraine ahead of Minsk summit – in pictures
Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine as both sides tried to make gains ahead of a possible deal in Minsk, Belarus, which is being billed as a last chance to prevent the conflict escalating further. Kramatorsk, well inside Kiev-controlled territory, was hit with rockets as Ukrainian forces staged an offensive around the key port city of Mariupol...
UK government defends role in Ukraine-Russia crisis
Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says Germany is best placed to hold peace negotiations with KremlinThe British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has defended the government against accusations that it has taken a back seat in negotiations with Russia to find a solution to the crisis in Ukraine.He told MPs in the Commons the government’s...
Rockets hit residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine – video
Amateur footage purports to show a rocket strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. The video, shot from the window of a nearby house, shows a series of explosions in the distance. Rocket strikes hit Ukraine’s military headquarters and a nearby residential area in Kramatorsk on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian president Petro...
Leaders set for Minsk talks on Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting continues in Kramatorsk and Mariupol before summit billed as last chance to prevent conflict from spiralling out of controlRussian, Ukrainian, German and French officials as well as separatist leaders and officials from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe are locked in talks in Minsk trying to smooth the way for a...
