Section: China
Li unable to meet Ukraine president due to ‘full schedule’
Premier Li Keqiang did not meet Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko during the Asia-Europe Meeting in Italy because of “full schedule”, according to China’s State Council. …read more Source: China...
Putin and Merkel have ‘serious differences’ over Ukraine: Kremlin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have major differences over the origin and causes of the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said following talks between the two leaders. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Austria well-placed to mediate in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said Thursday that his country is well-placed to act as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China...
Merkel says Russia sanctions do not preclude dialogue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in parliament on Thursday that sanctions against Russia over Ukraine were necessary but they did not preclude dialogue with Moscow. …read more Source: China...
U.S., Ukrainian presidents discuss crisis in eastern Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko, two days before fresh negotiations start in Milan, Italy over the crisis in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Casualties reported as fighting rages in E Ukraine
More casualties and violence were reported in eastern Ukraine over the past day as fierce fighting between government troops and independence-seeking insurgents continues, according to the officials on Wednesday. …read more Source: China...
iSight Partners finds Russian cyber-attack linked to Ukraine crisis
A Russian hacking group has been exploiting a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system to spy on Nato, the Ukrainian government, a US university researcher and other security targets, according to a report. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Clashes erupt outside Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev
Clashes broke out Tuesday between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a contentious World War II-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine sees fewer Russian troops in conflict zone
Military officials in Ukraine say there’s been a reduction in the number of Russian soldiers at the heart of the fighting between government troops and separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
Porshenko nominates Stepan Poltorak as new Ukraine defence minister
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed a new defence minister last night after the previous incumbent resigned in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic. …read more Source: South China Morning...
