Section: Malaysia
U.S. Biden voices support for Ukraine, denounces Russia's Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged Moscow to abide by a September peace deal and pull its military forces out of the country. …read more Source: The...
UK troops in largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is carrying out its largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years, in a joint exercise with Poland to reassure it in the wake of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
A year after Kiev protests, Ukraine vanishes in rebel east
The symbols of Ukraine have been hidden somewhere in the school in the country’s war-torn east — but the headmistress will not say exactly where. One year after the start of protests in Kiev that toppled a pro-Russian government and set in motion a chain of events that set off a bloody pro-Russian rebellion, at school Number 33 in...
U.S. Vice President Biden denounces Putin's action in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russian behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged it to abide by a September peace deal by adhering to a ceasefire and removing military forces from the country. …read more Source: The...
Merkel aide raps Russia after report on aid to Ukraine rebels
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman accused Moscow on Friday of actively stoking the conflict in eastern Ukraine after a senior separatist in the region was quoted as saying the rebels were receiving “a lot” of Russian money. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine shelled from Russian territory
KIEV: Ukraine’s military toay accused Russia of shelling its territory for the first time since the signing of a nominal ceasefire in early September. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine president heckled by relatives of Maidan dead
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev’s “Euromaidan” revolution at a ceremony on Friday to pay tribute to the victims. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Stop speculative reporting, says Ukraine envoy
KUALA LUMPUR: The media should wait for a full report from the Dutch-led team investigating on the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy, instead of using unfounded speculation from “so-called sources“, said Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia, Ihor Humennyi. …read more Source: New Straits...
Biden in talks with Ukraine leaders as toll rises in east
US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders Friday on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an announcement on further US assistance. Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a truce came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire: UN
KIEV: Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a truce came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: New Straits...
