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
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...
Ukraine crisis: Russia bans food imports from West in response to sanctions
Russia has banned most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Russia’s involvement with Ukrainian separatists who are also suspected of shooting down a passenger jet. …read more Source: The...
Barack Obama’s 53rd birthday marked with racist laser projection and banner in Moscow
As icy relations between the West and Russia show little sign of improving, protesters in Moscow marked Barack Obama’s birthday by unleashing racist imagery in the city, comparing the US President to a monkey. …read more Source: The...
Edward Snowden granted permission to remain in Russia for further three years as Putin bites back over tightened Ukraine sanctions
Russia has granted fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden permission to stay in Russia for three more years, his lawyer said today. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Russia bans all food imports from the West for a year as row over US and EU sanctions escalates
Russia has announced it will impose a “full embargo” on all imports of food from the West, escalating its response to US and EU-led sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Nato raises fears of invasion as Russian troops ‘mass on Ukraine’s borders’
Russia has amassed about 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, Nato has warned. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Nato raises fears of Russian invasion under ‘pretext of humanitarian or peace-keeping mission’
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, Nato has warned. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Rebels in Donetsk say discipline is good after they carried out executions to ‘prevent chaos’
Rebels fighting in the bloody conflict in eastern Ukraine are reported to have carried out executions to “prevent chaos”. …read more Source: The...
British Airways will continue to fly over Iraq as other carriers divert flights after MH17 disaster
The chief executive of British Airways has said it will continue to fly over war-torn Iraq even though other European airlines have diverted planes amid heightened fears following the downing of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash: Investigators reach site for first time after Ukraine troops killed in bloody ambush nearby
At least 10 Ukrainian troops have been killed in an ambush by pro-Russian rebels near where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The...
