Section: The Independent (The United Kingdom)
The Independent is a UK national daily newspaper. It was founded in 1986. Its
headquater is in London, UK. The owner of The Independent is Russian
businessman Alexander Lebedev. News about Ukraine are usually Additional
reporting by Associated Press, Reuters.
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Chart: Putin’s popularity reaches 86% but how does it compare to other world leaders?
Despite, or perhaps because of, the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin’s popularity continues to scale new heights, with a recent poll showing the Russian president’s approval rating at an astounding 86 per cent. …read more Source: The...
Putin’s gas threat: What happens if Russia cuts the gas to Europe
Russia has threatened to turn off the gas supply to Ukraine “by the end of the week”, sparking fears of a potential fuel shortage across the whole of Europe. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Putin will cut gas to Europe unless Russia is paid by the end of the week
Europe could face a gas crisis at the end of the week, with Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening to stop supply to Ukraine unless it receives advance payment. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine truce: No Ukrainian troops killed in east as ceasefire holds
A long-awaited truce took hold in eastern Ukraine yesterday, with the army reporting no combat fatalities for the first time in several weeks. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s roadmap for annexing eastern Ukraine ‘leaked from Vladimir Putin’s office’
Moscow has been planning to annex parts of Ukraine for more than 12 months, according to sensational claims made in a Russian newspaper. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Children having classes on bombs as humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ worsens
Ukraine is a country being ripped apart, where a million people have fled their homes and children sheltering from shelling in cellars are being taught what different kinds of bombs sound like. …read more Source: The...
British troops to ‘train soldiers’ in Ukraine
British troops will be deployed to Ukraine in the next few weeks to train soldiers fighting Russian separatists, David Cameron said yesterday, as he warned of “deeply damaging” consequences for the whole of Europe if the EU fails to stand up to Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Diplomats convene in Paris as fragile ceasefire holds despite isolated attacks
Urgent attempts to stop the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine from shattering have continued amid continuing uncertainty over a key plank of the peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin says war with Russia would represent ‘apocalyptic scenario’ for eastern Europe
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has described war with Ukraine as an “apocalyptic scenario” in his first comments since the signing of a shaky peace agreement in Minsk. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Where a dark world of hybrid warfare and murky loyalties prevails
Prisoner exchanges have begun and both sides have drawn up timetables for the withdrawal of heavy weaponry. And there is vague talk of constitutional changes. The aftermath of Minsk II, the second attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine’s bloody civil war, is going more or less as expected. …read more Source: The...
