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: Army will block ‘Putin humanitarian aid convoy’ at Kharkiv border
A Russian humanitarian aid convoy will not be allowed to enter Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry has warned. …read more Source: The...
War between Russia and Ukraine could be imminent
It would be little surprise if, as is feared in Kiev, the aid convoy dispatched today by Russia in the direction of eastern Ukraine contained more than just food and basic supplies. Some 280 trucks set off, apparently from a military base, without the full assent of the International Committee of the Red Cross, under whose auspices the mission...
Ukraine crisis: Huge ‘unauthorised’ Russian aid convoy departs for Ukraine amid fears it could become pretext for invasion
A convoy of almost 300 Russian trucks has departed for eastern Ukraine, state media reported, despite warnings from the West that an unauthorised intervention would “violate international law”. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian army will block ‘unauthorised’ huge Russian aid convoy at border amid fears it could become pretext for invasion
A convoy of almost 300 Russian trucks has departed for eastern Ukraine, state media reported, despite warnings from the West that an unauthorised intervention would “violate international law”. …read more Source: The...
Russia to send humanitarian convoy to eastern Ukraine
Russia announced on Monday that it will send a humanitarian aid convoy into eastern Ukraine in co-operation with the International Red Cross, amid fears in Kiev and the West that the move is a pretext for sending Russian troops across the border. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine criss: Russia to send humanitarian convoy to east of country, despite objections from Kiev
Russia will send a humanitarian convoy into Ukraine in cooperation with the International Red Cross, the Kremlin said Monday, despite strong opposition from the Ukraine and the West. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: 100 prisoners escape from high-security jail hit by rocket as fighting rages in Donetsk
More than 100 people have escaped from a high-security prison in eastern Ukraine after it was hit by a rocket that may have been fired by government forces. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine takes rebel ceasefire offer with a pinch of salt
Fighting raged in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Sunday despite a request from pro-Russian rebels for a truce to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe”. Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead. …read more Source: The...
Did Ukraine stop Russian troops invading?
Disguised as peacekeepers and intent on provoking a significant military conflict, Russian troops were stopped from entering Ukraine following talks between both countries’ foreign ministers, according to the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin ‘sacks 18 top-ranking Russian officials’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked 18 high-ranking officers from their posts, according to a Ukrainian news website. …read more Source: The...
