Section: Malaysia
Russia says pushing for Ukraine peace talks as soon as possible
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is sparing no effort to convene another round of peace talks on the conflict in east Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday, criticising Kiev’s reluctance to do so. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian parliament approves economic reform programme
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved the new government’s economic programme of tough reforms aimed at securing billions of dollars in financial aid from the International Monetary Fund and other backers. …read more Source: The...
Dutch identify all foreign MH17 crash victims
THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities have identified two more victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine, with just four of the 298 dead still unidentified, all of them Dutch, officials said Thursday. “Two victims of flight MH17 have been identified this week,” the Dutch justice ministry ministry said in a statement. One of those...
Dutch identify all foreign MH17 crash victims
THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities have identified two more victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine, with just four of the 298 dead still unidentified, all of them Dutch, officials said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian PM says needs funds from international donors to prevent default
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Thursday called for a conference of international lenders to be held to provide Ukraine with extra funds to head off a default. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Russian rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists have started pulling back artillery from positions in the southern part of their Donetsk separatist region in east Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax quoted a separatist leader as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Putin, Modi in push to revive jaded Russia-India relationship
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin got straight down to talks today on boosting nuclear and defence cooperation at a summit aimed at reviving an old friendship that has faded over the years. Putin’s one-day visit to India comes at a time when Russia is at odds with the West over Ukraine, and its economy...
Russian gas flows to Ukraine stable – Ukrtransgaz
KIEV (Reuters) – Russian natural gas flows to Ukraine have been stable since Dec. 9, when Gazprom resumed supplies after a six-month gap caused by a price dispute and unpaid debts, Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Crimean leader in New Delhi during Putin visit
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, arrived for unofficial talks in New Delhi on Thursday as President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for summit talks. …read more Source: The...
2014, the year when borders were thrown into question
PARIS: Borders are supposed to be sacrosanct the world over but 2014 saw boundaries in Ukraine, Iraq and Syria thrown into question, raising fears of a new world order. Yet experts say such concerns are overblown. Russia’s quick-fire annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March drew a chorus of outrage and a diplomatic...
