Section: China
Nato revives cold-war style hotline to Kremlin and kicks out Russian spies
Nato, the Western military alliance, is reviving cold war-style hotlines to the Kremlin and the Russian general staff in Moscow to reduce the chances of escalating military confrontation and miscalculation as the Ukraine conflict fuels east-west tension. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Putin, Merkel call for political dialogue in Ukraine, bilateral cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday reiterated that the crisis of Ukraine should only be solved through political dialogue. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Putin, Merkel call for political dialogue in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday reiterated that the crisis of Ukraine should only be solved through political dialogue. …read more Source: China...
2nd LD Writethru: Political dialogue only way out for Ukraine crisis: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Sunday that the Ukraine crisis should only be solved through political dialogue. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Merkel urges Ukraine peace
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday reaffirmed her support for the peace efforts in east Ukraine and called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence with pro-Russian separatists battling Kiev government forces to end a year-long conflict. …read more Source: Global...
Putin shrugs off snub by wartime allies in Moscow parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, brushing off a snub by Western leaders over Ukraine, but still managing a dig at the United States. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russian companies seek new financing
Russian companies are diversifying their channels of finance and increasingly seeking loans from China as they face sweeping US and EU sanctions amid the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: China...
Russia’s Putin, Germany’s Merkel to discuss Ukraine on May 10
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks in Moscow on Sunday. …read more Source: China...
Vienna refuses US attempts to extradite Ukrainian industrialist
An Austrian court has refused to extradite Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash to the United States, accepting his argument that political motivations lay behind US efforts to try him on corruption charges. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Contact Group on Ukraine expected to meet soon
The three-party Contact Group on the Ukraine crisis is expected to meet in the coming 10 days to discuss the current situation in the conflict-torn country, a representative of insurgents in eastern Ukraine said Friday. …read more Source:...
