Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Photo shows Ukrainian fighter shooting down MH17, claims Russian state TV
US government calls Russian report into Malaysia Airlines crash preposterous and bloggers say satellite photo is fakeRussian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. But the US government dismissed the report as preposterous and online...
G20 Brisbane: day two kicks off with climate in spotlight – live
Australian hosts under pressure over emissions as summit of the worlds 20 largest economies continues in Brisbane 10.05am AESTGood morning and welcome to our live coverage of todays ongoing G20 summit in Brisbane.Well recap Saturdays developments shortly. On the ground today we have a bumper team: Lenore Taylor, Josh Robertson, Daniel Hurst,...
The 20 photographs of the week
The continuing crisis on the Turkish-Syrian border, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week … …read more Source: The...
David Cameron tells Vladimir Putin relations at crossroads over Ukraine
British PM also demands that Moscow allow independent observers to be stationed along Russias border with it neighbourDavid Cameron has held a 50-minute meeting with Vladimir Putin on the margins of the G20 summit, telling him that the wests relations with Russia are at a crossroads and demanding that Moscow allow independent observers along the...
Ukrainian army cadets on parade in pictures
Around 100 Ukrainian cadets took part in an oath-taking ceremony and a prayer service at the Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kiev. Ten were from the anti-terrorist operational area where government forces are currently fighting against pro-Russian forces … …read more Source: The...
The Guardian view on subversion in Ukraine and its impact on the international system | Editorial
As the G20 meets in Australia, the collateral damage from the Ukraine crisis affects both trade and nuclear weapons securityThe poison injected into international life by Russias intervention in Ukraine spreads apace. When Russia joined the G8 and the G20 in the late 90s, the idea was to integrate Moscow into the collaborative systems linking...
G20: EU leaders to meet with Barack Obama to discuss crisis in Ukraine
Further sanctions against Russia to be considered during meeting of five European leaders and US president on sidelines of G20 summit in Australia The five EU leaders present at the G20 will meet with US president Barack Obama tomorrow to discuss the escalating conflict in Ukraine a session that may prove critical to deciding whether a further...
Warship envy as world leaders try to find their place in G20 pecking order
Cameron and Abbott try to prove their toughness to home audiences but they arent threatening PutinPut 20 world leaders in the same city and the one thing you can guarantee is warship envy.At this weeks G20 summit in Brisbane, Australias prime minister, Tony Abbott promised to shirt-front Vladimir Putin over the shooting down of the Malaysia...
Putin says Russia prepared for oil price collapse as more sanctions threatened
At G20 summit, Russian president says he regards sanctions over Ukraine as pointless, illegal and likely to harm world tradeVladimir Putin has admitted for the first time that he is prepared for his country to face a catastrophic slump in oil prices, as David Cameron said Europe would have no choice but to step up sanctions if the Russian...
Ukraine has ignored the far right for too long it must wake up to the danger | Volodymyr Ishchenko
The indifference of officials and mainstream opinion to the election of far-right MPs is hugely worryingPro-Russian supporters use the term fascist junta to criticise the Ukrainian government. This wording is not only obviously wrong from an understanding of the words fascism and junta, but has also been detrimental to peace in Ukraine by...
