Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Briton killed when flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine identified
WHO official Glenn Thomas, one of ten Britons killed in crash, was travelling to Australia to attend international Aids conferenceA British man who died when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine has been formally identified as Glenn Thomas, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official.The 49-year-old, who was a former BBC journalist, had been...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko: Putin summit to decide fate of Europe
Meeting with Russian president will focus on solving conflict but two leaders seem to have little common ground in Minsk talksUkrainian president Petro Poroshenko has said “the fate of Europe” was being decided at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk. … …read more Source: The...
Scottish yes vote and British EU exit could hit UK economy, says Sorrell
WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell warns that votes on independence and EU membership could harm businesses already affected by Ukraine and Middle East worriesWPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has warned that the prospect of Scotland voting for independence and Britain leaving the European Union could weaken the UK economy, adding to worries over...
Nato plans east European bases to counter Russian threat
Nato chief announces move in response to Ukraine crisis and says alliance is dealing with a new Russian military approachNato is to deploy its forces at new bases in eastern Europe for the first time, in response to the Ukraine crisis and in an attempt to deter Vladimir Putin from causing trouble in the former Soviet Baltic republics, according...
Belarus hopes to benefit as host of Ukraine-Russia talks
Regardless of whether talks produce results, they will help bring Minsk and dictator Alexander Lukashenko in from the coldWhile expectations of a breakthrough at Tuesday’s meeting between the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, are extremely low, there is one person hoping to benefit from the...
Russia admits its soldiers have been caught in Ukraine
Defence ministry source claims captured soldiers seen on video were on a border patrol and had strayed into Ukraine by mistakeSources in Moscow have admitted that men captured inside Ukraine are indeed serving Russian soldiers, but said they crossed the border “by mistake”. The admission comes as President Vladimir Putin is due to...
Russian soldiers captured fighting with pro-Moscow rebels, says Ukraine
Ukraine releases video purporting to show captured Russian paratroopers on day Kiev and Moscow meet for talks in BelarusUkrainian security services on Monday released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine.The footage, which is likely to...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko calls snap election for October
Premier dissolves parliament as country continues to battle pro-Russia insurgents, while Kiev accuses Moscow of interferingUkraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, dissolved parliament and called for early elections in October as his country continued to battle a pro-Russia insurgency in its eastern regions, and Kiev again accused Russia of...
Business sentiment falls in Germany for fourth straight month
Concerns about the Ukraine crisis and the effect of sanctions against Russia sweep through Europe’s largest economyGerman business sentiment dropped for a fourth straight month in August as concerns about the Ukraine crisis and the effect of sanctions against Russia swept through corporate boardrooms in Europe’s largest economy.The...
Putin is key to avoiding a new cold war | David Owen
The presidential summit in Minsk offers hope of a deal over Ukraine. But the Russian leader will not accept humiliationWhen the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine meet in Minsk tomorrow, it will inevitably recall the time leaders of those same republics met to dissolve the USSR at the Belavezha hunting lodge in Belarus on 8 December...
