Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Tony Abbott’s threat to shirtfront Vladimir Putin forces dictionary definition change
The Macquarie Dictionary says it will offer an alternative definition of the word after Abbott threatTony Abbott’s threat to “shirtfront” the Russian president during an international summit this month has prompted a dictionary to broaden its definition of the word beyond its Aussie rules meaning.Russian officials ridiculed the threat made...
US to keep troops in Poland and Baltic states for at least another year
The ‘persistence presence’ mission is part of efforts to reassure Nato’s eastern European allies and counter any Russian threat to the regionThe US will keep troops in Poland and the Baltic states for at least the next year as tensions with Russia remain, the commander of US land forces in Europe said on Sunday. Several hundred US...
Ukraine president heckled at tribute to Kiev protesters amid Biden visit
US vice president cancels wreath-laying ceremony after relatives of protesters killed in Euromaidan revolt lambast PoroshenkoThe Ukrainian president has been heckled by relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev’s Euromaidan revolution at a memorial ceremony for the victims.The relatives, frustrated by Petro Poroshenko’s failure to...
Ukraine’s Maidan protests – one year on
What happened to the demonstrators who brought down a government and threatened to reignite the cold war? RFE/RL caught up with some on the anniversary of the movementThe Euromaidan protests in Ukraine began a year ago today and continued for months, through the long winter of 2013-14. During the days of waiting and of celebrating people’s...
Understanding Russia’s obsession with mayonnaise
It’s a love affair that began in Imperial times, survived the Soviet Union and continues today. But is it really necessary to have mayonnaise with everything?On a crisp autumn night in central London a group have gathered to discuss an age-old Russian affair: a shared love of mayonnaise.The crowd is dominated by Russian expats living in...
Russia warns US not to arm Ukraine forces against pro-Russian rebels
Moscow hits back at US official’s suggestion as vice-president Joe Biden arrives in Ukrainian capital Kiev for talksNearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, says UNRussia has warned the United States against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before US vice-president Joe Biden...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, says UN
Human rights watchdog says 957 people have died since peace pact was signed in September, with abuses on both sidesAlmost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire in September, an average of 13 people a day, according to the UN.A report from the organisation’s human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine puts the death toll...
Tony Abbott invites Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko for security talks
Australia’s PM calls Ukraine president following G20 conference to set up meeting and Poroshenko accepts invitationThe prime minister, Tony Abbott, has invited the Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, to visit Australia to discuss security.Abbott spoke to Poroshenko on Wednesday night following last weekend’s G20 leaders conference....
The new cold war: are we going back to the bad old days?
With diplomatic tensions and mysterious military activity ratcheting up, Putin’s Russia and the west are increasingly flexing their muscles. Are we on the brink of a new confrontation or did the era of danger and paranoia never really go away?• Read Luke Harding on Russia’s spies, sleepers and hitmen Tanks and troops invading a...
Putin gives cool welcome to envoy after declaring US ‘wants to subjugate’ Russia
The Russian president says little to John Tefft but declares the country ‘ready for practical cooperation with our American partners’The new US ambassador to Moscow presented his credentials to Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, less than a day after the Russian president declared the US “wants to subjugate us” but would never succeed.Ambassador...
