Section: Malaysia
Russian jet came within 10 feet of U.S. spy plane
WASHINGTON: A Russian fighter jet carried out an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. spy plane over the Black Sea and came within 10 feet (3.05 meters) of the American aircraft, two U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday. The incident is likely to cause more tension between the United States and Russia, who are at odds over the...
German, French foreign minister to head to Ukraine next week
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday said he would travel to Ukraine with his French counterpart next week to discuss if, and when, broader Normandy format talks that also include Russia could be scheduled. …read more Source: The...
Smuggling gangs hire Ukrainian sailors for 'luxury' migrant crossings
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Human smuggling gangs are increasingly hiring Ukrainian sailors to captain yachts and other boats for migrants willing to pay up to $8,000 for safe passage to Europe, Italian police said on Wednesday, after the arrest of two suspected traffickers. …read more Source: The...
Russia frees Crimean dissident from psychiatric clinic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian authorities freed a prominent Crimean dissident from a psychiatric clinic on Wednesday after he was held there for almost a month and subjected to enforced examinations, his lawyer and a colleague said; but he still faces a possible jail sentence. …read more Source: The...
EU extends travel bans, asset freezes on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union extended on Wednesday part of its sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and its role in the crisis in Ukraine, diplomats said. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin – new U.S. sanctions not consistent with talks over cooperation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Expanded U.S. sanctions on Russia are not consistent with talks over possible cooperation between Russia and the United States in other areas, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says tougher to secure Western support against Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – It has become increasingly difficult for Ukraine to secure Western support in its fight against “Russian aggression” and a full-scale invasion from Russia cannot be ruled out, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia launches major military drills set to rattle Kiev
MOSCOW: Russia on Monday launched large-scale military drills on Ukraine’s eastern border and around the Crimean peninsula, in the latest exercises set to rattle Kiev and the West. The defence ministry said 12,500 servicemen are taking part in the drills across its southern military region, which encompasses Russia’s volatile North...
Russia says starts planned large-scale war games involving Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday a long-planned major military exercise involving annexed Crimea and Russia’s Black Sea and Caspian fleets had got underway, and that 12,500 troops would take part. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Putin, Obama discussed Syria and Ukraine
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed Syria and Ukraine when they met on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ summit in China on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. …read more Source: The...
