Section: Malaysia
Ukraine wants larger compensation for its citizens killed in plane shootdown in Iran
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Kiev was not satisfied with a size of compensation Iran had offered to families of Ukrainians killed in the downing of a plane near Tehran last month and would seek larger payments. …read more Source:: The...
Researchers become prime targets in Mideast power plays
PARIS: Authoritarian governments in the Middle East are increasingly willing to seize researchers and academics, who are seen as valuable bargaining chips in their joustings with Western nations, analysts warn.“The risks now facing researchers in the Middle East are unprecedented,“ said Jean-Pierre Filiu, a historian at France’s Sciences Po...
Pompeo says Zelenskiy White House visit not conditional on Biden probes
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that a prospective visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House was not conditional on Ukraine opening an investigation into the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The...
U.S. top diplomat assures Ukraine of support against Russia – Ukraine statement
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Ukraine of Washington’s full support in stopping Russian aggression, the Ukrainian government said in a statement on Friday after Pompeo met Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko in Kiev. …read more Source:: The...
A second video shows Trump with former Ukraine fixer Lev Parnas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A secretly recorded video released on Thursday shows U.S. President Donald Trump associating with Lev Parnas, the indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of Trump’s Democratic political rivals. …read more Source:: The...
Factbox – U.S. senators to watch in battle over Trump impeachment trial witnesses
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into whether he put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The...
'The real question': Quotes from Day 8 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial entered a new phase on Wednesday as the White House objected to a book written by his former national security adviser, John Bolton, depicting the Republican leader as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Parnas, former Ukraine fixer, shows up outside Trump trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lev Parnas, an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trump’s political rivals, created a chaotic sideshow Wednesday as he travelled to Washington for Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: The...
EU's Barnier eyes loose association deal as basis for new British ties
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told the 27 EU states staying on together that a loose so-called association agreement like the one the bloc has with Ukraine should serve as the basis for a new relationship with Britain, diplomatic sources said. …read more Source:: The...
Trump defense lawyers attack Bidens at impeachment trial
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday defended his request that Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, arguing at his Senate impeachment trial that it was motivated by concerns about corruption. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
