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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Ukraine crisis: Hollande and Merkel to make new proposals for peace as nation could ‘plunge into total war’
French and German leaders will make new proposals for peace in Ukraine in a joint visit to Kiev today and Moscow tomorrow. …read more Source: The...
Ashton Carter: Barack Obama’s nominee for US Defence Secretary backs providing ‘lethal arms’ to Ukraine
The man Barack Obama wants to become the US’s next defence secretary has said he supports Washington providing “lethal arms” to Ukraine to support it in an escalating conflict with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The...
Ashton Carter: Barack Obama’s nomination for US Defence Secretary backs providing ‘lethal arms’ to Ukraine
The man Barack Obama wants to become the US’s next defence secretary has said he supports Washington providing “lethal arms” to Ukraine to support it in an escalating conflict with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: A dangerous shift in tempo as rebels bolster troop numbers
It was never likely to be quiet in east Ukraine yesterday, after the breakdown of peace talks to which neither side appeared particularly committed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels vow to raise army of 100,000 troops to fight government forces
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have vowed to muster another 10,000 men to boost their ranks to 100,000 as fighting continues. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Peace talks stall in Minsk as the people of Debaltseve flee rebel bombs
As Ukraine’s government finally sat down with pro-Russian separatists for peace talks in Minsk yesterday, the people of Debaltseve were gathering in their town hall for evacuation as fire from heavy-calibre weapons boomed around them. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace talks start again as at least 40 people killed in 24 hours of fighting
A new round of peace talks have started between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels after being stalled by the deaths of at least 40 people in 24 hours of fierce fighting. …read more Source: The...
Civilians killed while queuing for aid in Ukraine
More than a dozen civilians were killed by artillery fire in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk yesterday as fighting intensified between pro-Russia separatists and government troops. …read more Source: The...
At least 19 civilians killed by shelling in Ukraine as government and rebels blame each other
At least 19 civilians have been killed by shelling in eastern Ukraine today as another attempt at peace talks between separatists and the government was aborted. …read more Source: The...
Loss of Russian-run music festival sees Latvian resort of Jurmala fall victim of tumbling rouble and political strife over Ukraine
For a sub-zero afternoon, an impressive number of walkers are out on the snow-bound Baltic seafront in the Latvian resort of Jurmala. Compared with summer, though, it is eerily quiet. …read more Source: The...
