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
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed a year after fighting breaks out
As the crisis in Ukraine reaches its first anniversary this weekend, six members of the Ukrainian armed forces have today been killed. …read more Source: The...
Russia threatens to use ‘nuclear force’ over Crimea and the Baltic states
Russia has threatened to use “nuclear force” to defend its annexation of Crimea and warned that the “same conditions” that prompted it to take military action in Ukraine exist in the three Baltic states, all members of Nato. …read more Source: The...
‘Crimea has more reason to be Russian than Falklands to be British,’ says Russian politician
A senior Russian politician has told Britain to “have a break, have a Twix” over Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Fearful of Russia, Lithuanian volunteers sign up fearing a repeat of Ukraine
Finishing his working week as a lawyer, Robert Juodka puts on his fatigues, loads his assault rifles into the car and heads off to the woods to take part in training. He and his comrades regard their “war games” as deadly serious; preparations for resisting a Russian invasion. …read more Source: The...
Putin signs deal calling for almost complete integration of South Ossetia into Russia on anniversary of Crimea annexation
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty with the leader of South Ossetia calling for almost complete integration on the one year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Israel election: Secrets of the Netanyahu campaign – how he turned the election on its head
Aron Shaviv had handled elections in some tough places at tough times – Kosovo, Ukraine, Serbia. He was at the office of the Thai prime minister when the army staged a coup. But when the Israeli political strategist was asked to help get Benjamin Netanyahu back into office he knew it would be one of his more difficult assignments. …read...
Israel election: The secrets of the Netanyahu campaign – and how he could win even if he loses
Aron Shaviv had handled elections in some tough places at tough times – Kosovo, Ukraine, Serbia. He was at the office of the Thai prime minister when the army staged a coup. But when the Israeli political strategist was asked to help get Benjamin Netanyahu back into office he knew it would be one of his more difficult assignments. …read...
Fox News expert claims the only way to turn the tide in Ukraine is for US to ‘start killing Russians’
“Start killing Russians” is the phrase a retired US general used on Fox Business News to describe America’s options to help “turn the tide” in eastern Ukraine, and one which Russia has not taken kindly to. …read more Source: The...
The superpowers are battling to be the biggest hypocrite
Strange, isn’t it, how every time we have a “crisis” in the Middle East, the Russians step in to take advantage of it? Or so it looks. No sooner have we identified Isis/the Islamic Caliphate/Daesh as the most apocalyptic, end-of-the-world antagonist since Hitler/Napoleon/Nero/Genghis Khan, than old Mother Russia stretches out her...
Vladimir Putin: Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons ‘if necessary’ and blames US for Ukraine crisis in Crimea documentary
Vladimir Putin has said Russia was so fearful of attack at the height of the Ukraine crisis that it was preparing to arm its nuclear weapons, in extraordinary claims aired on state TV on Sunday night. …read more Source: The...
