Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Ukraine’s ports partially unblocked by Russia, says Kiev
Minister thanks ‘stern international response’ as shipping resumesShipping traffic has resumed to and from Ukraine’s ports on the Sea of Azov following a standoff with Russia, a Ukrainian minister has said.Commercial ships were moving through the Kerch strait linking the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea, the infrastructure minister,...
Putin refuses to release Ukrainian sailors and ships
Russian president says it is ‘too early’ in investigation to consider a prisoner swap and accuses Ukraine government of provocationVladimir Putin has said it is “too early” to return Ukrainian sailors and naval vessels seized by Russia in the Sea of Azov, accusing the Ukrainian government of provoking an incident as a distraction from...
Mattis condemns Russia for ‘brazen’ violation of treaty with Ukraine
Defense secretary offers some of the US’s strongest remarks yet after Russia seized three Ukrainian shipsThe US defense secretary, Jim Mattis, on Saturday blasted Moscow for the “brazen” violation of a treaty with Kiev and the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels.Speaking of a 2003 agreement governing the Kerch Strait between the Azov sea and...
Ukraine bans Russian men from entering the country
All Russian men aged between 16 and 60 will be turned away to prevent ‘private armies’ forming inside the countryUkraine has blocked Russian men aged between 16 and 60 from entering the country in a sweeping ban that will affect travel for hundreds of thousands of people.The move comes amid rising tensions after Russian border guards opened...
Ukraine-Russia tensions spark historic religious rift
Ukrainian Orthodox church granted independence in significant blow to MoscowAs relations between Russia and Ukraine deteriorate over the seizure of three ships by Moscow, the long-running conflict between the two countries is also playing out in the pews.The Ukrainian Orthodox church has been granted independence from the Russian church in a...
‘Danger never went away’: Ukrainian cities feel cornered by Russia
Cranes stand idle in Mariupol and Berdyansk as the fear of open warfare risesUkrainians in the industrial cities and resort villages along the coast of the Sea of Azov knew a showdown with Russia was coming. The only question was when.Even before the clash on Sunday in which Russia’s coastguard seized three Ukrainian ships, Moscow had spent...
Arsenal’s Europa League match in Ukraine to go ahead in Kiev
• Europa League match at Vorskla Poltava switched to Kiev • Uefa confirms game will go ahead after concernsArsenal’s Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava on Thursday will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.Uefa decided on Tuesday to move the Group E game from Poltava’s Oleksiy Butovsky Stadium – around 185 miles east of...
Putin shrugs off Trump’s threat to cancel G20 meeting over Kerch crisis
Russian leader says Ukraine’s Poroshenko is trying to bolster popularity with Black Sea ‘provocation’Kerch strait Q&A: what happened and why does it matter?Vladimir Putin has shrugged off Donald Trump’s threat to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused...
Fan’s view: ‘As an Arsenal supporter in Kiev, it feels like business as usual’
As a regular on Arsenal’s European excursions, this may be the oddest trip yet but the locals seem to be carrying on as normalWhen you choose to come on a trip like this, one of the reasons is for it to be a bit of an “I was there” experience, but that wasn’t exactly factoring in the way the situation has developed. When we booked it...
Ukraine president calls for Nato warships in Sea of Azov
Kiev asks for western presence in sea it shares with Russia, saying Putin is blocking portsThe Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, has called on Nato to deploy naval ships to the Sea of Azov to “provide security” amid a deepening crisis with Russia.Nato foreign ministers are due to meet next Monday in Brussels and will assess their existing...
