Section: Malaysia
Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
MOSCOW: Russian investigators Wednesday said they had new proof from a witness that a Ukrainian pilot fired a missile on the day of the Malaysia Airlines crash which killed 298 people. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine temporarily cuts off power supplies to Crimea
Ukraine temporarily cut off power supplies to Crimea today after the Russian-controlled peninsula failed to curb consumption as required due to a power crisis, the Ukrainian energy ministry said. “Today electricity supplies to Crimea were shut off… just as would be done to any region of Ukraine,” a ministry representative told...
Ukraine warns of more power cuts if mild weather fades
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will be forced to implement more power cuts if the weather gets sharply colder, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
MOSCOW: Russian investigators Wednesday said they had new proof from a witness that a Ukrainian pilot fired a missile on the day of the Malaysia Airlines crash which killed 298 people. The witness, who was not named, worked at an airfield in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk where he claimed to have seen a warplane take off on July 17 with...
Russia says will sever ties with NATO if Ukraine joins Atlantic bloc – agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it would respond adequately by severing ties with NATO if Ukraine becomes a member of the Atlantic bloc. …read more Source: The...
Russia says NATO pushed Ukraine to give up neutral status
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said NATO pushed Ukraine to give up its neutral status as Kiev seeks closer ties with the Atlantic bloc and said the move, approved by Ukraine’s parliament this week, would “complicate the situation”. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine set for peace talks after Kiev step towards Nato
Fragile peace talks aimed at ending the separatist war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are due to resume Wednesday, a day after Kiev angered Moscow by taking a historic step towards Nato. The talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk are expected to bring together envoys from Ukraine, Russia, pro-Moscow separatists and the Organisation...
Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks to take place on Wednesday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine is planned for Wednesday, Russian state television quoted Denis Pushilin, vice speaker of the separatists’ “People’s Council” leadership body, as saying. …read more Source: The...
Poroshenko to hold peace talks with rebels this week
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday a fresh round of peace talks with pro-Russian rebels would take place this week following an international push to revive the stalled negotiations. The talks will be held in the Belarussian capital Minsk today and Friday and were announced after the Ukrainian leader spoke by phone with his...
Ukraine's Finance Ministry eyes 4.3 percent GDP contraction in draft 2015 budget
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry submitted on Tuesday a 2015 draft budget to parliament that envisaged the economy contracting 4.3 percent next year, slightly less than an earlier forecast. …read more Source: The...
