Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
UK, EU, and Nato – all in need of a ‘new world order’?
Nation state boundaries less and less relevant All conflicts are connected Federalism not necessarily a dirty wordMore than 50 years ago, Henry Kissinger, America’s best known political scientist, hugely controversial diplomat and national security adviser, wrote his first book.A World Restored is a study, a celebration really, of how Count...
While Nato swills champagne, its Putin who calls the shots | Simon Jenkins
This weeks lavish Nato summit wont change the fact that it has been outmanoeuvred and humiliated in Ukraine by a puffed-up PutinThis weeks absurdly lavish Nato summit in Wales could not be worse timed. It will be a public display of the impotence of what preens itself as the worlds most powerful alliance. Vladimir Putin, its historic foe, has...
Ban Ki-moon: ‘no military solution to Ukraine crisis
UN secretary general calls for a political dialogue, as Kiev accuses Russia of launching a ‘great war’UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has warned western powers “there is no military solution” to the Ukraine crisis, after the government in Kiev accused Russia of launching a “great war”.As Nato prepares to...
Steve Bell on Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin
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Kazakhstan is latest Russian neighbour to feel Putin’s chilly nationalist rhetoric
As Obama reassures Baltic states of Nato’s protection, Kazakhs wonder if they will follow Ukraine, Chechnya and GeorgiaBarack Obama leaves Washington on Tuesday for the small Baltic state of Estonia on Russia’s north-western border to reassure the vulnerable country that it is safe within Nato from Vladimir Putin’s clutches.En...
‘Russian tank battalion’ helps rebels make gains in east Ukraine, Kiev claims
Ukraine says Moscow is providing direct military support to rebels as army and volunteer battalions report heavy casualtiesPro-Russia rebels are making decisive gains against Ukrainian forces in the east of the country, a turning of tides on the battlefield that Kiev says is due to Moscow providing direct military support.The Ukrainians suffered...
Manufacturing first in British economy to feel the heat from Ukraine crisis
PMI, a key monthly measure of business at UK factories, hits 14-month low, fanning fears overall economic growth is tailing offBritain’s manufacturers suffered a sharp slowdown last month as the Ukraine crisis shows the first signs of hitting the UK economy.A key monthly measure of business at Britain’s factories hit a 14-month low,...
Thousands of Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine, say rights groups
Moscow denies deploying regular troops, but reports suggest up to 15,000 soldiers have been sent to assist separatists since JulyUp to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, according to rights groups.Moscow denies that it has deployed regular troops to Ukraine...
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov: no military intervention in Ukraine video
Speaking at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia wants a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying there would be no military intervention by Russia. Lavrov also responds to the latest sanctions from Europe and the US saying Russia would protect its interests …...
Ukraine clashes force troops to abandon airport ahead of crisis talks
Latest discussions to end crisis to include Russia-backed separatists, as Luhansk and Donetsk airports come under fireFighting continued in eastern Ukraine on Monday, as a new round of talks were due to start in Minsk, Belarus, aimed at ending the crisis, which for the first time would include representatives of the Russia-backed separatist...
