Section: China
Vladimir Putin to attend Group of 20 summit in Brisbane despite opposition
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend a Group of 20 summit in the Australian city of Brisbane, Interfax news agency said yesterday, despite calls for the hosts to prevent him attending because of Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: South China Morning...
EU, Russia, Ukraine to hold energy security meeting
The next trilateral ministerial meeting between the European Union (EU), Russia and Ukraine on energy security will take place on Sept 26, 2014 in Berlin, the EU announced Monday in a statement. …read more Source: China...
Russia hopes peaceful dialogue in Ukraine to continue
Moscow hoped that the laws adopted by Ukraine last week would give impetus to the further development of peaceful dialogue in Ukraine, Russian Presidential Administration chief Sergei Ivanov said Sunday. …read more Source:...
Families of German MH17 victims to sue Ukraine president over downed flight
Relatives of German victims of downed flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country’s airspace, a lawyer said on Sunday. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Kiev, pro-Russia rebels sign deal creating Ukraine buffer zone
The government in Kiev and pro-Russian separatists on Saturday signed a deal creating a demilitarised zone in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine after fresh talks aimed at ending a brutal five-month war. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine gov’t, rebels agree on weapon-free buffer zone
Representatives from the Ukrainian government and rebel groups in eastern Ukraine signed a deal Saturday to establish a weapon-free buffer zone after holding peace talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk. …read more Source: China...
Total of 225 victims MH17 crash identified
This week another fourteen victims of the MH17 flight disaster in eastern Ukraine have been identified, bringing the total amount of identified people to 225, the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice declared on Friday. …read more Source: China...
Aid but no weapons: what Ukraine’s leader got from US President Obama
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is heading home from the US with a US$53 million package of additional economic and military aid from Washington. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia mulls introducing duties on Ukrainian goods
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday signed a decree warning to introduce customs duties on Ukrainian goods. …read more Source: China...
Obama pledges diplomatic resolution of Ukraine crisis
US President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged continued efforts to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China...
