Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Gay couple kicked and pepper sprayed in Kiev – video
A gay couple are attacked in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after being spotted sitting closely on a bench. The video, uploaded to YouTube on 22 July, shows a group of men approach the couple, who are then kicked and pepper sprayed. The pair filmed the attack as part of a social experiment on tolerance in the Ukraine. The couple had earlier filmed...
Gérard Depardieu reportedly blacklisted by Ukraine as threat to national security
Film star is put on list of 500 foreign cultural figures who allegedly speak out ‘in support of violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine’ French actor Gérard Depardieu has reportedly been blacklisted by Ukraine as a “threat to [the country’s] national security” after making comments in support of his adopted homeland, Russia.The...
Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov goes on trial for terrorism in Russia
Sentsov, arrested after attending protest against annexation of Crimea, tells court: ‘I repeat that I consider this case to be political and falsified’An award-winning filmmaker who criticised the annexation of Crimea last year has been put on trial for terrorism in Russia despite an international outcry.FSB agents detained Oleg Sentsov,...
Oligarchs nouveaux? Why some say Ukraine is still in thrall to an elite
The corrupt power enjoyed by a wealthy clique sparked the country’s Maidan revolution, but the transparent governance promised by Ukraine’s new leaders is proving difficult to deliverIn Ukraine, government supporters, western diplomats and opposition figures tend to reply to inquiries about how the process of “de-oligarchisation” is...
Big stink on Russian border as man tries to smuggle 460kg of cheese from EU
Authorities claim man was attempting to evade sanctions by hiding huge cache of cheese in boot and backseat of vehicle driving into Kaliningrad oblastRussian customs officials said on Monday they had foiled a bid to smuggle nearly half a tonne of cheese into the country from the European Union, whose food is subject to retaliatory sanctions.A man...
MH17 ceremony turns into flag-waving protest by pro-Russian separatists
Members of Donetsk People’s Republic turn out at memorial near small east Ukrainian village where Malaysia Airlines flight crashed after being hit by missileCommemorations marking the anniversary of the shooting down of flight MH17 have been thrown into controversy as a ceremony at the crash site in eastern Ukraine turned into a flag-waving...
Flight MH17 crash anniversary – in pictures
One year after the plane was shot down over Ukraine killing 298 people, memorials have been held for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash … …read more Source: The...
BBC correspondent disputes News Corp claims over MH17 footage
Australian newspapers show video of Ukrainian rebels at the crash site The BBC’s Australia correspondent, Jon Donnison, is disputing claims by Rupert Murdoch’s Aussie newspapers that they have discovered “disturbing new footage” of the aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine last year.It shows...
Dutch town hard hit by MH17 disaster remembers victims with sunflowers
Ukrainian sunflowers were grown in tribute to the 15 residents of Hilversum who died when plane was shot down a year ago. RFE/RL reportsThe Dutch town of Hilversum was one of the hardest hit when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago. Fifteen residents, including three families, were among the 298 on board the ill-fated flight...
MH17: new video shows Russian-backed rebels sifting wreckage after crash
Militiamen at crash site shortly after jet came down over eastern Ukraine appear shocked to find it was a civilian airliner, not a military bomberA newly released video from the immediate aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 reveals pro-Russian separatists rummaging through the luggage of dead passengers while...
