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Ukraine military, rebels accuse each other of increased attacks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Friday of intensifying attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine sets sights on joining NATO
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, locked in conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east, on Thursday drew up a new security doctrine denouncing Russia’s “aggression” and setting its sights on joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine parliament approves sweeping gas sector reform law
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a law aimed at breaking up the monopoly of several powerful groups in the gas distribution sector and bringing real market conditions to one of the country’s most lucrative industries. …read more Source: The...
Germany confirms "Normandy" talks on Ukraine in Berlin on Monday
BERLIN (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, a spokesperson for Germany’s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Police to deploy forensic team to Donetsk
CYBERJAYA: Police will deploy its forensic team to Donetsk, Ukraine on Saturday to resume recovery operation into the downing of flight MH17 in July. …read more Source: New Straits...
'Normandy' group may meet on Ukraine next week, says Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany hopes that the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin early next week to discuss the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, an official from the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Poland extends $100 million loan to Ukraine – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Poland has extended a $100 million (67 million pounds) loan to Ukraine to help modernise its energy sector and improve border checkpoints, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday during a joint briefing with his Polish counterpart. …read more Source: The...
Tsipras calls for end to ‘vicious cycle’ of sanctions at Putin meeting
MOSCOW: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday called for an end to the “vicious cycle” of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, while Russia’s President Vladimir Putin denied using Athens to sow discord within the EU. Putin and Tsipras hailed mutual ties after meeting in the Kremlin on the first of two days of the...
Dutch courts bar government from dispute over Crimean gold
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot participate in a legal fight over golden artefacts from Crimea. …read more Source: The...
In Russia-West tug of war, Moldova sees EU as only option
CHISINAU: Moldova’s decision to sign key trade and political agreements with the European Union has cost it dearly, as its giant trading partner Russia swiftly punished it through an embargo strangling its farm and wine industries. Nevertheless, in the tug of war between the West and Russia, Moldova’s foreign minister told AFP that...
