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.
The official website is The Independent
Ukraine crisis: Fighting in Donetsk between army and Russian-backed rebels at highest level for months
The mercury stops at -30 and fierce winds whirl snow through the improvised campsite. Stuck out in frontline positions near Debaltsevo in the Donetsk region, the soldiers of Ukraine’s 128th mechanised brigade have observed the nature of Ukraine’s “ceasefire” at first hand. Their sunken, haunted stares, speak of its success....
Angela Merkel ‘hacked’: German government pages taken down as part of Ukraine protest
A pro-Russia hacker group has apparently taken down websites including the page belonging to Angela Merkel as part of a protest against the country’s support of the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine turns off reactor at its most powerful nuclear plant after ‘accident’
Ukraine shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant today – for the second time in a month – because of an apparent electrical malfunction. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine turns off reactor at nuclear plant after ‘accident’
Ukraine shut down one of the six reactors in its most powerful nuclear power plant today – for the second time in a month – because of an apparent electrical malfunction. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian separatists free four more captives
A further four Ukrainian prisoners were released by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country yesterday, officials claimed a day after hundreds of people were freed the previous day. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace talks in Belarus called off at the eleventh hour
A new round of ceasefire talks between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebel forces have been called off. …read more Source: The...
Russian anger as Ukraine moves towards joining Nato with historic vote
Ukraine has moved towards joining Nato, angering Russia at a time when the Kremlin already views its eastward expansion as a security threat. …read more Source: The...
Gold bars ‘swapped for painted lead bricks’ at Ukrainian bank in Odessa
Gold bars held in a vault at a Ukrainian bank have been swapped for lead bricks covered in golden paint, it has emerged. …read more Source: The...
Putin speech: President says Russian bear ‘won’t be chained’ by the West as he warns of tough two years ahead
President Putin did his best today to reassure Russians – and the markets – about the underlying stability of the tumbling rouble, while warning his countrymen of a tough two years ahead. For his Western critics he held out carrots as well as sticks, sounding a conciliatory note when he reiterated his calls for a diplomatic solution to the...
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reminds us of the good news of 2014
As a year seemingly filled with unrest, disease, and death comes to an end – from the rise of Isis, to revolution in Ukraine and the spread of Ebola – billionaire business magnate Bill Gates has compiled a list of positive news stories that got buried. …read more Source: The...
