Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Ukraine: Debaltseve residents flee to Kiev after intense fighting – video
Evacuees from the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve arrive at Kiev’s central train station which has been turned into a makeshift refugee coordination centre. People disembarking from trains described days of intense fighting which destroyed a local school and left residents without electricity, water and any means of receiving...
Ukraine summit planned in Minsk as leaders push to end conflict
France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agree to hold talks on Wednesday to discuss peace planA summit between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is being planned for Wednesday in Minsk, the latest step in a hectic diplomatic effort to find a political solution to the Ukraine conflict, a statement from the German chancellor’s office said.The...
Arming Ukraine army may escalate conflict, west warned
OCSE chief says supplying weapons to Kiev government forces might push Russians to take more direct role in UkraineThe head of the international organisation monitoring the conflict in Ukraine has said that pro-Moscow separatists were constantly being re-armed but warned that for western states to supply weapons to the Ukrainian army would risk...
Merkel downbeat as world awaits Putin’s response to latest Ukraine peace plan
German chancellor ‘disappointed’ by Russian attitude but says proposal for demilitarised zone to end conflict is ‘worth trying’Vladimir Putin is expected to give his response on Sunday to the Franco-German plan for a Ukrainian ceasefire, enforced with the creation of a demilitarised zone along the frontlines.The plan, according to the...
More weapons won’t help Ukraine, says Angela Merkel – video
German chancellor Angela Merkel says the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented. Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, Merkel says she wants to secure peace in Europe with Russia and not against it … …read more Source: The...
The 20 photographs of the week
The ongoing crises in Ukraine and Syria, the plane crash in Taiwan and Super Bowl XLIX – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis will not be solved by military means, says Angela Merkel
German chancellor admits, however, that she is unsure whether the current diplomatic push to end the conflict in the east of the country will succeedAngela Merkel has said the crisis in Ukraine will not be solved by military means, and that the peace agreement struck last September needs to be implemented.Speaking at the Munich security...
Eyewitness: Debaltseve, Ukraine
Photographs from the Eyewitness series … …read more Source: The...
Martin Rowson on Greece and Ukraine – cartoon
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The Guardian view on Britain’s place in the world: absent without leave | Editorial
Under David Cameron, the UK is a reluctant nation in world affairs. The general election must decide whether Britain stays on the sidelines or notSometimes a simple question can cut through all the complexity. The Queen’s celebrated question to London economists about the financial crisis of 2008 – “Why did no one see it coming?” – was a...
