Section: South China Morning Post (China)
Russia could be about to invade Ukraine, warns Nato
Russia has massed about 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian mission to invade, Nato said. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine presses Russia to return soldiers who crossed border
Ukraine said it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia plans military aircraft drills near border with Ukraine
Russia announced new military exercises involving bombers and fighter jets yesterday in a show of strength near the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
European leaders mark centenary of first world war in Liege
World leaders marked the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war yesterday, warning of the lessons to be learned in the face of today’s many crises, including Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Britain’s prime minister says Nato must rethink relations with Russia
The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Nato to rethink its long-term relationship with Russia following its “illegal” actions in Ukraine and strike an agreement on how to sustain a robust presence in Eastern Europe. …read more Source: South China Morning...
MH17 site search resumes in Ukraine as Obama chides Putin over support for rebels
International experts continued on Saturday with their painstaking probe at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in east Ukraine after US President Barack Obama called on Russia to heed international pressure to defuse the civil war tearing apart its neighbour. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Task force on airline safety to be formed after MH17 downing, UN body says
The United Nations civil aviation body said it would quickly form a task force on airline safety, noting that while this was complex and politically sensitive, urgent action had to be taken after the recent downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia defiant in face of historic Western sanctions over Ukraine
A defiant Russia dismissed on Wednesday unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine after Brussels and Washington unveiled the toughest punitive measures against the Kremlin since the cold war. …read more Source: South China Morning...
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 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...
