Section: Malaysia
MH17 tribunal idea is ‘counterproductive’
MOSCOW: A senior Russian official on Friday rejected calls for the establishment of a UN tribunal to try those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year. “We are against it,” deputy foreign minister Gennadiy Gatilov was reported by Russian news agencies as saying. “We think it is...
U.S. compares China’s South China Sea moves to Russia’s in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department’s number two diplomat on Friday compared China’s behavior in pursuit of territory in the South China Sea to that of Russia in eastern Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China’s large scale reclamation projects in the South China Sea, “a threat to peace and stability.”...
Putin out to seize control of Ukraine, says Kiev defence chief
KIEV (Reuters) – The West should not drop its guard over Ukraine, the country’s defence minister said on Friday, saying a build-up of Russian forces in support of separatists showed President Vladimir Putin was bent on seizing control of the country. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia, Netherlands, push for UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
UNITED NATIONS: The five countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible. …read more Source: New Straits...
Putin not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top general says
BRUSSELS: Russian President Vladimir Putin is not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top commander said on Thursday, cautioning that Russia has been building up supplies on its border with Ukraine and keeping its military options open. US General Philip Breedlove, NATO’s supreme allied commander, said the border between Ukraine and...
Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS group
WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State group’s advances and a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The crisis in Ukraine has triggered the worst standoff between Russia and the West since the Cold War, and the US said earlier this...
Obama, Putin discuss Iran, Islamic State, Ukraine in phone call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, their first call since February, to discuss Iran nuclear talks, “the increasingly dangerous situation in Syria” and the need to counter Islamic State militants, the White House said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Putin not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO's top general says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is not done in eastern Ukraine, NATO’s top commander said on Thursday, cautioning that Russia has been building up supplies on its border with Ukraine and keeping its military options open. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Mother urges Russia not to abandon son captured in Ukraine
ROZHKI, Russia (Reuters) – The mother of a Russian soldier captured in Ukraine says her son never told her he was quitting the army, raising doubt about Kremlin assertions that the soldier was no longer serving when he crossed the frontier. …read more Source: The...
NATO warns of risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s head warned on Thursday of a risk of a return to heavy fighting in Ukraine but said it would be unwise to declare a ceasefire agreement dead, despite repeated violations, because it remained the best hope for peace. …read more Source: The...
