Section: Malaysia
Female Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to go on trial in Russia on September 22
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko will go on trial in Russia on Sept. 22, her defence lawyers said on Tuesday, more than a year after she was captured by Kremlin-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine and handed over to Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Russia expects full, timely debt repayment from Ukraine – Finance Ministry
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Russia expects from Ukraine full and timely repayment of a $3 billion Eurobond that comes due in December, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Shock, chaos as topless activists disrupt Muslim conference
PARIS: Two feminist protesters clad only in tight, black pants stormed the stage of a Muslim conference, shocking presenters and the audience alike as they took hold of the microphone and shouted slogans while waving their hands in the air. The incident took place during an event in Pontoise, to the north west of Paris in France, on September 13,...
Russia’s Nemtsov, Saudi’s Badawi, listed for EU rights prize
Assassinated Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a Ukraine military pilot held on murder charges by Moscow and jailed Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi were shortlisted Thursday for the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. The prize is awarded every year to honour individuals who combat intolerance,...
Ukrainian PM warns West not to lift Russia sanctions
KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday urged the West not to lift sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict unless the Minsk peace deal is fully implemented. His call came ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France in Berlin to prepare for a summit to be held in Paris in...
Germany says 'significant progress' made at Ukraine meeting
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that “significant progress” had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Germany says ‘significant progress’ made at Ukraine meeting
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin yesterday that “significant progress” had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Steinmeier said Ukraine and Russia were close to striking an agreement on the withdrawal of...
Russia's Putin welcomes Ukraine ceasefire
CHERSONEUS, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that it was welcome that both Ukrainian armed forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine had ceased military operations, calling this the main achievement in peace efforts in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Putin welcomes Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that it was welcome that both Ukrainian armed forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine had ceased military operations, calling this the main achievement in peace efforts in Ukraine. Speaking in the Crimean town of Chersoneus, Putin also said that Russia could solve the issue of gas supplies...
Ukrainian PM warns West not to lift Russia sanctions
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday urged the West not to lift sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict unless the Minsk peace deal is fully implemented. His call came ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France in Berlin to prepare for a summit to be held in Paris...
