Section: Malaysia
Ukraine turns down Russia's call to resume talks on flights
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia said on Thursday it had proposed to Ukraine’s aviation authorities further talks on resuming flights between the two countries, but Kiev swiftly turned down the offer. …read more Source: The...
Russia suggests continuing talks with Ukraine on resuming flights
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia said on Thursday it had sent to Ukraine’s aviation authorities a proposal to continue talks on resuming flights between the two countries, it said in a statement on its website. …read more Source: The...
In goodwill gesture, Ukraine and rebels swap 20 captives
Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian insurgents on Thursday exchanged 20 prisoners in a goodwill gesture designed to get peace talks aimed at ending the 18-month crisis back on track. …read more Source: New Straits...
IMF urges Russia and Ukraine to talk on debt restructuring
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged Russia and Ukraine to discuss restructuring a $3 billion (2 billion pound) debt but said the international lender was discussing reforms that might allow continued support for Ukraine even if it goes into arrears on the bond. …read more Source: The...
Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying moves to the second round of Bitburger GP Gold
Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying checked themselves into the second round of the Bitburger GP Gold following their 21-11, 21-11 win over Ukraine’s Gennadiy Natarov-Natalya Voytsekh in the first round today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ex-adviser wins EU court case against sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A former adviser to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich scored a legal victory over the European Union on Monday when an EU court ruled that the bloc had been wrong to freeze his assets. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine-Russia flight ban seen lasting for some time
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Direct flights between Russia and Ukraine are unlikely to restart any time soon, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, after links were severed in a tit-for-tat row over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Local elections cancelled in key Ukraine city, parties trade accusations of foul play
KIEV (Reuters) – Local elections in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol were called off on Sunday, prompting the ruling party of President Petro Poroshenko and the pro-Russian Opposition Party to blame each other for alleged irregularities in the vote. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and Russia ground direct flights in latest spat
Direct flights between Ukraine and Russia were grounded today as mistrust between the uneasy ex-Soviet neighbours boiled over into a new trade war that affects tens of thousands of families. “I never thought it would come to this,” said 30-year-old Muscovite Alexander Mikhaylin after walking off the very last Russian flight into...
