Section: Malaysia
Japan PM Abe approaches Russia for peace deal, anti-terrorism
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, holding out the prospect for a summit as he renewed his call for progress on an elusive World War II peace treaty. The two countries have never officially struck a peace accord more than after 70 years after the end of the conflict amid a territorial...
Japan PM Abe approaches Russia for peace deal, anti-terrorism
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pix) courted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, holding out the prospect for a summit as he renewed his call for progress on an elusive World War II peace treaty. The two countries have never officially struck a peace accord more than after 70 years after the end of the conflict amid a...
Dutch investigators to study citizen journalism probe into MH17
THE HAGUE: Dutch prosecutors said Sunday they would “seriously study” claims by citizen journalists to have identified Russian soldiers implicated in the crash of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. The claims are made by a British-based group of “citizen investigative journalists” called Bellingcat, which specialises in...
MH17: Dutch investigators to study citizen journalism probe
THE HAGUE: Dutch prosecutors said Sunday they would “seriously study” claims by citizen journalists to have identified Russian soldiers implicated in the crash of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. The claims are made by a British-based group of “citizen investigative journalists” called Bellingcat, which specialises in...
Russia sues Ukraine over default on US$3 billion debt
Russia’s finance ministry said today it was suing Ukraine for defaulting on a US$3-billion debt to Moscow, following an order by President Vladimir Putin. Kiev is “in a state of default” regarding its obligations toward Moscow and legal proceedings would ensue, the ministry said. “Russia’s finance ministry has...
Russia says Ukraine defaulted on $3 billion Eurobond
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will file a lawsuit against Ukraine after Kiev failed to repay a $3 billion (£2 billion) Eurobond and $75 million of interest by Dec. 31, the Russian finance ministry said late on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow
Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect on Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev that will force the impoverished former Soviet republic to revisit its economic model. The free-trade accord is part of the broader EU Association Agreement – signed at the end of June 2014 – and stands at...
Ukraine to investigate suspected cyber attack on energy grid
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will investigate a suspected cyber attack on its power grid, the energy ministry said on Thursday, an incident the country’s secret service has blamed on Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to investigate suspected computer attack on energy grid
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will investigate a suspected computer malware attack on its energy grid, the energy ministry said on Thursday, an incident the country’s secret service has blamed on Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine debates whether to celebrate Christmas twice
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, which marks Christmas on Jan. 7 according to Orthodox Christian tradition, has embarked upon a national debate about whether it should also celebrate on Dec. 25, a step that would bring it in line with Western Europe. …read more Source: The...
