Section: China
US, Europe vow to impose stern new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
US and European leaders have agreed to punish Russian involvement in the Ukraine conflict by imposing wider sanctions on Russia’s financial, defence and energy sectors, as Kiev said its forces advanced towards the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia says OHCHR report on Ukraine biased
Russia said Tuesday the latest report on Ukraine released by the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was “biased and even hypocritical.” …read more Source:...
MH 17 crash may aggravate Ukraine crisis: Finnish expert
The crash of the Malaysian passenger plane MH17 is possible to deteriorate the crisis in Ukraine, said Kristi Raik, senior researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in an interview with the Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Monday. …read more Source:...
U.S., EU to impose new sanctions on Russia this week
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday. …read more Source:...
Russia questions US ‘evidence’ it fired into Ukraine
The United States has stepped up pressure on Moscow by releasing satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighbouring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for pro-Russian separatists has crossed the border. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukrainian troops advance on flight MH17 crash site amid fight with rebels
Ukraine said its troops had taken more territory from pro-Russian rebels near the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down. International investigators said fighting had again prevented them reaching the crash location. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Japan to extend sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Japan said Monday that it will impose additional sanctions against Russia over recent Ukrainian upheaval and called on members of the Group of Seven (G7) to work on probing Malaysian passenger plane that crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Satellite images show ‘Russian rockets, artillery used in Ukraine’
The United States has stepped up pressure on Moscow by releasing satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighbouring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for pro-Russian separatists has crossed the border. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Downing of flight MH17 ‘may amount to a war crime’: UN
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said on Monday, adding that fighting in east Ukraine has claimed over 1,100 lives with both government and rebel forces using heavy weaponry in built-up areas. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Conflict in Ukraine hampers MH17 crash investigation
Escalating conflict between government forces and insurgents in eastern Ukraine has hampered an investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source: China...
