Section: ANTARA News (Indonesia)
Hollande and Trump agreed to “clarify” key issues including Middle East
French President Francois Hollande and U.S President-elect Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Friday in which they agreed to clarify positions on key issues such as the Middle East and Ukraine, said a source in Hollandes … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Russia says expects sanctions to stay in place despite Trump win
Russia expects Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict to stay in place despite Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. “Our position is that sanctions will remain … …read more Source: ANTARA...
11 killed from alcohol poisoning in Ukraine
At least 11 people aged between 27 and 60 years have died in the past two days from alcohol poisoning in Ukraines eastern Kharkov region, authorities said on Friday (Sept. 23) The Prosecutors Office in Kharkov region said … …read more Source: ANTARA...
MH17 investigation team in Malaysia to discuss legal options
A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account, the Malaysian transport … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Dutch prosecutors: Fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile
Some of the debris recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be fragments of a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors leading an international investigation said on Tuesday. … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Ukraine slaps broadcast ban on 13 Russian artists, including Depardieu
Ukraine on Saturday named 13 pro-Russian actors and singers whose work would be banned from TV, radio and cinema, including France’s Gerard Depardieu. The blacklist issued by the ministry of culture described the 13 as a … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia`s veto of MH17 tribunal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed last Wednesday to push for justice despite Russias veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down passenger flight MH17 over the … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Ukrainian journalist killed in shelling despite ceasefire
Serhiy Nikolayev, a Ukrainian journalist, was killed by shelling in east Ukraine on Saturday, his newspaper said, even as the Ukrainian military reported a significant drop in rebel attacks, boosting hopes for a two-week-old … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Gorbachev urges US and EU to “defrost relations” with Rusia
The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday urged the United States and the European Union to “defrost” relations with Moscow despite tensions over Ukraine. The 83-year-old said in an article published in state daily … …read more Source: ANTARA...
NATO sees “very serious” Rrussian military Ukraine build-up
Russia has launched a “very serious” military build-up inside Ukraine and on their shared border, deploying troops and sophisticated equipment including air defence systems, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. Troops, … …read more Source: ANTARA...