Section: Malaysia
Russia's Putin and Germany's Merkel discuss Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Ukraine crisis by phone on Wednesday, the Kremlin said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
NATO, Russia meeting confirms 'profound disagreements' – NATO chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s first formal meeting with Russia’s envoy to the alliance in almost two years underscored the deep East-West divide over the Ukraine crisis and the future of Europe’s security, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. …read more Source: The...
EU proposes to lift visas for Ukrainians, hopes for change 'soon'
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said he hoped that visa requirements for Ukrainians could be lifted “very, very soon” following Wednesday’s legislative proposal by the EU executive. …read more Source: The...
MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines
THE HAGUE: Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago are considering suing the carrier for compensation, their lawyer told AFP Tuesday. All 298 passengers and crew — the majority of them Dutch — died when the Boeing 777 was hit by a Russian-made BUK anti-aircraft missile...
MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines
The wrecked cockpit of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shown to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of its crash at the Gilze Rijen airbase in the Netherlands on October 13, 2015 -AFP THE HAGUE: Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko hints at deal with Russia to swap pilot Savchenko
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. The sentencing of two captured Russian servicemen in Ukraine on Monday fuelled speculation that they might be...
Ukraine's Poroshenko hints at deal with Russia to swap pilot Savchenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, serving a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. …read more Source: The...
Russian vote monitor hit with big fine ahead of polls
MOSCOW: Russia’s independent election watchdog Golos said on Tuesday it had been fined a whopping 1.2 million rubles (RM70,464.38) for violating controversial legislation forcing non-governmental organisations to carry a “foreign agent” tag. Supporters and fellow rights activists said the fine — equivalent to US$18,300 or...
Kremlin – Putin, Poroshenko discuss jailed Ukrainian pilot, Russian soldiers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the fate of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko and two Russians soldiers jailed in Ukraine in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine finds two Russian servicemen guilty of 'terrorism'
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two Russian soldiers captured last May to 14 years in prison for their involvement in the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
