Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
It is time to stop the indiscriminate bombing and shelling of urban areas
If governments do not want civilians to be forced to flee, we need to protect them from the use of explosive weapons in populated areasWhen dynamite was invented in 1867, Alfred Nobel was reportedly acutely aware of its horrendous potential. Bertha von Suttner, his personal friend and Austrian Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1905, relates how Nobel...
Ukraine to Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst: Keep rollin’ on – you’re banned
Ukrainian security services have reportedly imposed a five-year ban on the nu-metal singerFred Durst, the singer in the nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, has been banned from entering Ukraine for five years by the country’s security service, according to reports. The Ukrainian publication Astropof reported that the ban had been imposed in...
Ukraine refuses to repay $3bn loan owed to Russia after bitter row
Kiev’s rejection of payment proposal could hinder Ukrainian efforts to restructure country’s growing debt with international creditors Ukraine has refused to repay Russia a $3bn (£2.01bn) loan after a bitter row that could put on hold Kiev’s plans to restructure its growing debt with international creditors.The Ukrainian...
Kiev has a nasty case of anti-communist hysteria
Ukraine has banned a party that is neither communist nor dangerous – clearing the way for a new left loyal to neither Russia nor the westAn anti-communist hysteria is prevailing in Kiev. After banning Soviet symbols earlier this year, a court has now outlawed the Communist party of Ukraine, preventing it from organising and taking part in...
Ukraine will not pay $3bn loan owed to Russia by deadline, says prime minister
Arseniy Yatsenyuk issues moratorium on outstanding debt saying Russia has not accepted repayment terms offered to other international creditorsArseniy Yatsenyuk, the Ukrainian prime minister, has said his country will not repay a $3bn (£2bn) debt owed to Russia by this weekend after Moscow refused to accept repayment terms already offered...
Putin’s world in 2015: top Trump and Blatter for Nobel Peace Prize
Russian president uses his annual press conference to discuss pressing global issues, but lacks spark of previous yearsDonald Trump is “bright and talented”, Sepp Blatter deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, the Turkish leadership “decided to lick the Americans in a certain place” and Russia – after all the denials – did have “people working on...
Ukraine bans Communist party for ‘promoting separatism’
Human rights campaigners criticise court decision, saying it sets dangerous precedent to stifle oppositionThe Communist party of Ukraine has been banned after a Kiev court upheld a government lawsuit accusing the party of promoting separatism and inter-ethnic conflict.The decision, announced by Kiev’s district administration court on...
Vladimir Putin: there is Russian military presence in Ukraine – video
Vladimir Putin says for the first time that Russian military personnel are operating in Ukraine. Speaking on Thursday during the Russian president’s annual press conference, Putin says he wants an end to the conflict in Ukraine and says Russia will not impose sanctions … …read more Source: The...
Putin admits Russian military presence in Ukraine for first time
Russian president concedes military intelligence officers were operating in the country but insists it’s not the same as regular Russian troopsVladimir Putin has for the first time admitted the presence of Russian military specialists in east Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied a military presence in the conflict, despite overwhelming...
Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference – live
Russian president holds annual press conference with Russian and international journalists in Moscow 8.57am GMTThe conference hasn’t even started yet and we’re already talking about a bear with an axe.Screen currently has flags of Russian regions up, one of which is A BEAR WITH AN AXE. How cool is that? pic.twitter.com/8KkViyJxzQ...
