Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
David Cameron’s Commons statement about the Nato summitL Politics live blog
Rolling coverage of all todays political developments as they happen, including David Camerons Commons statement about the Nato summit 9.08am BSTNothing else matters now in British politics apart from the Scottish independence referendum, is the headline above Martin Kettles front-page column in todays Guardian. Hes right, of course, and shortly...
Russian PM warns west against further sanctions
Medvedev says Russia would respond ‘asymmetrically’ to new measures over Ukraine, possibly stopping flights in its airspaceThe Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, has said Moscow would respond to any new western sanctions “asymmetrically,” possibly preventing airlines flying through Russian airspace, if the US and EU...
Ukraine: shelling threatens fragile truce
Both sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire agreement in east Ukraine with fighting centred on the town of MariupolShelling and gunfire in east Ukraine on Sunday threatened a fragile ceasefire agreed on Friday, with both sides accusing the other of violating the truce. One woman was killed overnight in the city of Mariupol, which is still...
This ceasefire is Ukraines best hope | Mary Dejevsky
The agreement may seem fragile now but its terms for peace make sense for Putin as well as PoroshenkoOn Friday, in the incongruous setting of a Welsh golf resort, President Petro Poroshenko stole the headlines from a tub-thumping Nato by announcing that talks in Minsk had produced a ceasefire agreement for Ukraine. Just days on, after new...
Nato barked, but will that help Ukraine, and help deter Putin?
Nato forces to be more active in eastern Europe Questions remain about alliance capability to counter ‘hybrid warfare’Nato leaders were desperate to breathe new life into the military alliance that was in danger of expiring. And if rhetoric was the test they certainly passed it.Putin was the villain, roundly and repeatedly attacked at...
Ukraine and separatists blame each other after ceasefire broken
Shelling and shots fired in Mariupol, with Kiev and rebel forces denying responsibility after truce was agreed at talks in MinskThere was shelling and gunfire in east Ukraine on Sunday as a fragile ceasefire agreed on Friday was broken, with both sides accusing the other of violating the truce. One woman was killed overnight in the city of...
Nato faces Russia cartoon
Chris Riddell on Nato’s announcement of a 4,000-strong rapid reaction force to counter Russian threat … …read more Source: The...
Flight MH17: Australia and Malaysia want to revisit crash site for remains
Tony Abbott and his counterpart, Najib Razak, say they need more evidence to build a criminal case against those responsibleAustralia and Malaysia have signalled their intention to send investigators back to the MH17 crash site in war-torn eastern Ukraine before winter.Prime minister Tony Abbott and his counterpart Najib Razak on Saturday agreed...
Ceasefire holds in eastern Ukraine, but war of words goes on
No casualties reported on first day of truce, but shape of political solution remains unclear as talks with Russia continueOn the first full day of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, the truce appeared to be holding, with only minor violations reported, as hopes mounted that the deal struck in Minsk on Friday could bring an end to the violence that...
Ukraine crisis: Russia warns of reaction to fresh EU economic sanctions
EU says measures could be suspended if Russian troops quit east Ukraine, but Moscow hits out at ‘support to party of war in Kiev’Russia has warned that there will be a reaction if the European Union imposes fresh economic sanctions against it over the crisis in Ukraine.The comment by the Russian foreign ministry came as a tentative...
