Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Risk of Russian military deployment in Ukraine has risen, says Polish PM
Donald Tusk’s warning about troop buildup comes as Kiev government forces advance on rebel strongholds in the eastThe Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, has said that the possibility of Russia deploying military forces in Ukraine has risen, as western officials said Moscow has begun a new troop buildup on its border.”We have reasons...
Chechens say wages cut ‘to raise funds for eastern Ukraine’
Residents of the southern Russian republic tell Caucasian Knot that money has been deducted from their salaries to help fund humanitarian aid to the conflict zoneChechen residents believe their salaries are being docked to raise funds for humanitarian assistance in eastern Ukraine, Caucasian Knot has learned. Residents of the southern Russian...
Rising tension over Ukraine forces down European markets
Euro falls to nine-month low as Italy falls back into recession, Kremlin unveils tit-for-tat sanctions and Poland warns of Russian military build-upGrowing fears of a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine sent shares lower on Europe’s bourses and pushed the euro to a nine-month low against the dollar.Market jitters increased markedly...
The Guardian view on rising tension in Ukraine | Editorial
Is Russia getting ready to intervene in Ukraine with its regular forces, and are there any diplomatic exchanges under way to avert such a disaster?Ukraine is the crisis that wont go away. Once again the warning signs are multiplying, as troop levels on the Russian side of the border rise, military exercises that could overnight turn into the real...
Ukraine’s revolution dream stalling due to war in the east and political stasis
President Yanukovych is long gone, but war-weariness and a sense of politics as usual are fostering whispers of a ‘new Maidan’ Nearly six months after the decisive battles between protesters and police on Kiev’s Independence Square, the charred barricades of burned tyres and twisted metal still stand in memorial to the more than...
Russia’s Eurasian vision contest
Putin’s long-term vision is to build a rival EU – or an EAU, the Eurasian Union trade zoneThe escalating conflict in Ukraine between the Western-backed government and Russian-backed separatists has focused attention on a fundamental question: what are the Kremlin’s long-term objectives? Though Russian President Vladimir...
Pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine ‘use ambulances to move fighters’
Human Rights Watch report says rebels expropriated emergency vehicles, and criticises both sides for using imprecise weaponryPro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have expropriated ambulances to transport able-bodied fighters and threatened medical staff, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report due out on Tuesday.The organisation, which...
MH17 investigators frustrated at limited access due to fighting
Renewed violence between separatists and government forces in Ukraine has limited the ability of officials to carry out mission Worsening clashes between separatists and government forces in Ukraine have again frustrated investigators trying to recover bodies and possessions from the MH17 crash site.The joint team of Australian, Dutch and...
Is western media coverage of the Ukraine crisis anti-Russian?
Many column inches have been devoted to analysing biased Russian media reports of the Ukraine crisis, but is coverage in the west as objective as it should be?In war, it is said, truth is the first casualty. That has certainly been the case with the conflict in Ukraine.The western media however are not guilt free. Almost routinely they have...
Russia’s tank biathlon world championship kicks off outside Moscow
Teams from ex-USSR republics and Nato were supposed to compete, but event takes place amid new diplomatic lowIt was meant to be a celebration of peace, love and tanks as former cold war foes raced through obstacles and fired at targets.Instead, Russia’s tank biathlon world championship, which started on Monday at testing grounds outside...
