Is ‘big nasty Putin’ really as bad as he’s made out to be?
Putin is no salesman for democracy – but for now “big bad Russia”, “big nasty Putin” and “poor heroic Ukraine” look a little too simplistic to me.
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Putin is no salesman for democracy – but for now “big bad Russia”, “big nasty Putin” and “poor heroic Ukraine” look a little too simplistic to me.
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Russia accuses the Ukrainian interim leadership of “terrorist methods” and says western backing for the rebellion is an “aberration”.
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Ukraine’s MPs vote for the parliament speaker to become interim president and are given until Tuesday to form a new unity government.
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EU foreign ministers agree to move ahead with imposing sanctions including visa bans and asset freezes on those responsible for the violence in Ukraine.
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the first two rounds of talks have made little headway but the two sides have agreed to meet again.
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Some of the “most vulnerable” Syrian refugees, including torture survivors and victims of sexual assaults, will be temporarily resettled in the UK, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announces.
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