Section: Malaysia
Ukraine backtracks on some media sanctions after backlash
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered six European journalists to be removed from a newly-published sanctions list, officials said on Thursday, in a swift U-turn after the list was criticised by the country’s Western allies. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine backtracks on some media sanctions
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked his government to remove six European journalists from a newly-published sanctions list, officials said on Thursday, after the list was criticised by the country’s Western allies. …read more Source: The...
President Poroshenko orders BBC journalists removed from sanctions list – spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the security council to remove three BBC journalists from a new sanctions list, presidential spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko said in a post on Twitter. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine slammed for banning dozens of foreign reporters
KIEV: Ukraine faced global media condemnation Thursday for banning dozens of foreign reporters as it expanded sanctions against Russia for its actions in the war-torn former Soviet state. The blacklisted reporters included three Moscow-based journalists with the BBC. The list also named a Spanish correspondent and a writer who Germany’s Die...
Kremlin says inclusion of media in Ukraine sanctions 'totally unacceptable'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s decision to sanction many media representatives is totally unacceptable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine campaigns to strip Russia of UN veto power
Ukraine yesterday redoubled its long-shot bid to see Russia stripped of its veto power on the UN Security Council when the global body’s General Assembly meets in the coming weeks. Numerous nations are upset with Russia, which, along with fellow veto-wielding council member China, has blocked a series of UN efforts to impose sanctions...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says rebel elections threaten peace deal
KIEV (Reuters) – A leader of Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine signed a decree on Wednesday to hold local elections, a move President Petro Poroshenko condemned as a risky and irresponsible decision that threatened a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine finance minister lobbies lawmakers to back debt deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance minister was lobbying lawmakers on Wednesday to secure parliamentary support for a government debt restructuring deal which international supporters have described as critical for the country’s financial stability. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine PM urges parliament to vote 'yes' to debt deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk urged parliament on Wednesday to vote in favour of a government debt restructuring deal, saying not backing it amounted to supporting a default. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine wants Western weaponry if Minsk deal fails – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will renew its calls for lethal defensive weaponry from its Western allies if the Minsk peace deal fails, the country’s top official to NATO said on Tuesday, urging help to reestablish control over its eastern border with Russia. …read more Source: The...
