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
Russian sanctions: US to punish Putin by stepping up financial sanctions if Russia does not fulfil commitment to Minsk agreement
The United States is preparing to punish Russia by starving off its access to western credit if President Putin does not meet demands for peace in Ukraine, it has been reported. …read more Source: The...
MH17 disaster: New footage shows rebels picking through dead passenger’s luggage
“Sickening” footage has emerged of separatist fighters in Ukraine sifting through the belongings of passengers killed on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin wants to ‘eliminate Ukraine – I have no doubt’, claims Ukrainian PM
The Prime Minister of Ukraine has claimed that Vladimir Putin is trying to “eliminate Ukraine” as conflict continues between government troops and rebels. …read more Source: The...
MH17 victims’ families sue Russian rebel leader accused of shooting down plane for damages
A rebel commander in eastern Ukraine is reportedly being sued for allegedly ordering Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to be shot down. …read more Source: The...
Nadiya Savchenko: Ukrainian pilot has charges upgraded to murder as she awaits trial in Russia
Investigators in Russia have upgraded charges made against a female Ukrainian army helicopter pilot who has spent two years in jail. …read more Source: The...
US accusations that Russia is not respecting its neighbours’ sovereignty are ‘confrontational’, says Moscow
Russia has accused the US of adopting “confrontational” tactics, after the Pentagon updated its military strategy on Moscow amid the on-going crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Massive blaze lights up Donetsk skyline and ratchets up the conflict in Ukraine
Over the past month, the conflict in eastern Ukraine has escalated, with several instances of Minsk ceasefires reported to have been continuously violated in and around the strategic city of Gorlovka. The video below shows a huge blaze in the background of Donetsk’s skyline on Tuesday morning. …read more Source: The...
Now Russia and Ukraine are at war over the ownership of St Vladimir the Great
A millennium ago, grand prince Vladimir of Kiev cast a civilisational fault line across Eastern Europe – one that divided the states of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine from the rest of the continent. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Violent arrest of leading Russian reporter fuels fears for journalists covering the conflict
The violent arrest and deportation of one of Russia leading journalists from rebel-held Donetsk has raised fears for journalists working in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Nato to ‘name and shame’ countries which fail to meet defence budget target
Nato plans to ‘name and shame’ countries which fail to spend the target amount on defence by publishing a league table amid concern over Russian aggression in Ukraine, according to a report. …read more Source: The...
