It may be that, in spite of the dangers represented by events like the battle for Donetsk airport, Ukraine has turned the corner The only people who voted with wholehearted enthusiasm for Europe at the weekend were Ukrainians. Except in the disturbed regions of the east, they turned out across that country to endorse Petro Poroshenko, who stressed his belief in the European Union during his campaign,...
After an outright win in first round of voting, pro-European winner promises weapons amnesty in attempt to gain peace in the east Ukraine's new president, Petro Poroshenko, has vowed to make his first goal in office to stop the war in the east of the country. Continue reading... ...
Foreign minister says Moscow prepared to enter talks with new leadership after Petro Poroshenko wins presidential poll Moscow and Kiev promised to resume dialogue on Monday after preliminary results suggested that the pro-west businessman Petro Poroshenko had won Ukraine's presidential election although renewed fighting in the east of the country dampened hopes of an immediate solution to the crisis....
In pipeline politics Russia has the upper hand and a blend of energy sources, though expensive, would ensure future supplies The gas deal announced last week saw agreement between Russia and China after 10 years of negotiation. The implications of Russia's turn eastward to seek a new energy partner should raise concerns in Europe over its own gas supply and wider energy security. Gazprom's share of...
Speech on Wednesday to outline 'new stage' in US relations President may announce future Afghanistan troop level President Barack Obama is preparing to set out his vision for Americas role in the world following the final withdrawal from Afghanistan, in a commencement address to the US military academy at West Point on Wednesday. In a speech that is being seen as the presidents rebuttal to critics...
Ukrainians begin voting in the country's presidential election, despite many polling stations remaining closed in the rebel-controlled east of the country.More than 3,500 international observers will be monitoring the elections. The vote comes after former president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power in February by mass protests and violence across the country Continue reading... ...
Former Polish Communist party prime minister who imposed martial law to crush the Solidarity democracy movement in 1981 Patriot, puppet or pragmatist? Reformer or orthodox communist? The jury remains out on the record of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, who has died aged 90 . Living quietly in retirement from the end of 1990, Jaruzelski tried hard for the rest of his life to convince the world he had never...
Obama commends 'courageous' voters of eastern Ukraine Petro Poroshenko tipped to win presidency by exit polls President Barack Obama on Sunday praised the people of Ukraine for participating in a presidential election , "despite provocations and violence". The White House released a statement on the Ukraine election as the president visited US troops in Afghanistan , in a surprise trip....
Italian foreign ministry says Ronchelli killed along with interpreter Andrey Mironov, but bodies have not yet been formally identified An Italian photojournalist and his Russian interpreter have been killed in eastern Ukraine while covering fighting between government forces and pro-Russia insurgents, officials have said. The Italian foreign ministry said Andrea Rocchelli, 30, was killed on Saturday...
PM appeals to voters to turn out in force to 'defend Ukraine' but polling stations remain closed across rebel-controlled east Ukraine has gone to the polls in a presidential election seen as the most important in the country's history, as it battles a pro-Russia insurrection in the east. Turnout was strong in the capital, Kiev, and the west but most polling stations remained closed across swaths of...
Fears of confrontation remain high before Sunday's vote with armed separatists vowing to disrupt poll in east of country Three months after Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev amid popular unrest and violence in the Ukrainian capital, the country will go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday. Since then, Russia has annexed the Crimean peninsula and the east of the country has been convulsed by civil...
In a direct personal message to the royal, the Russian president said 'this is not what monarchs do' Russian president Vladimir Putin has described the Prince of Wales's reported comparison of him with Adolf Hitler as "unacceptable" and "wrong" and said that remarks of this kind are "not what monarchs do". Putin's response came just days after the prince was reported to...
Row over 'Nazi' remarks casts shadow over D-Day commemoration The row over the Prince of Wales's alleged comparison of Vladimir Putin with Adolf Hitler deepened when the Russian president responded with his own withering assessment of the heir to the throne. Asked about the prince's alleged remarks, Putin said they were unacceptable and wrong and "not what monarchs do". Continue reading......
Government crackdown on independent media has been accompanied by stricter regulations on the internet According to president Vladimir Putin, those in Crimea who voted to secede from Ukraine were simply exercising their right to self-determination, and the Kremlin continues to condemn Kiev's military operation against separatists in eastern Ukraine. But that hasn't stopped Russia's parliament from...
The schism between the Catholic and Orthodox churches is still wide, but Ukraine reminds us how important the relationship is In Jerusalem on Sunday, Pope Francis will meet Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the honorary head of the Orthodox church. The two men, representing Christian traditions estranged for 1,000 years, will pray together in public. They will sign a hitherto undisclosed joint declaration....
Petro Poroshenko has faced down protesters and rivals to lead the opinion polls before the first round of voting on Sunday For a man with presidential ambitions, it was not a propitious scene. Petro Poroshenko stood atop a bulldozer between a line of police and an angry crowd chanting expletives at him. Shouting into a loudhailer he urged calm, asking protesters to desist from storming the presidential...
Analysis of fragments after explosion that injured 1,000 shows asteroid collision at 3,000mph about 290m years ago An asteroid that exploded last year over Chelyabinsk, Russia, leaving more than 1,000 people injured, collided with another asteroid before hitting Earth, research by scientists shows. Analysis of a mineral called jadeite that was embedded in fragments recovered after the explosion showed...
'If anyone knows real Nazis, it's the British royal family,' says Russia Today, before introducing explanatory video A Kremlin-funded news channel has hit back at Prince Charles likening Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler by highlighting the royal family's historical links to the Nazis. Continue reading... ...
Ukraine is trying to find democratic solutions to the challenges it faces, and the international community must give it time to do so Trust in the ability of people to make decisions about their own future is a fundamental tenet of democracy. On Sunday, the citizens of Ukraine go to the polls to elect a new president in one of the most important elections of their history. Every voter in Ukraine...
Putin says Russia will 'respect the choice of Ukrainian people', but separatist authorities vow to disrupt weekend's presidential election Vladimir Putin has given the strongest indication yet that Russia is defusing its policy towards Ukraine, saying that Moscow will "respect the choice of the Ukrainian people" and work with the country's government after a new president is elected on Sunday....