Section: Malaysia
Russian assembly seeks normal ties with Ukraine parliament
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament is ready to cooperate with the new assembly in Ukraine, its chairman said on Wednesday, although it will be dominated by pro-Western forces. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Yatseniuk suggests he likely to stay on as Prime Minister after election win
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Arseny Yatseniuk on Wednesday suggested he was likely to stay on as prime minister after his party triumphed in last Sunday’s parliamentary election. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, Russia try again to forge gas deal at Brussels talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia begin new gas crisis talks on Wednesday, but wrangling over Ukraine’s upfront cash payments threatens to push a deal out of reach, even as temperatures have fallen below zero in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Insight – Sanctions bind Russia's energy elite to Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An offer by Gazprom to help rival Rosneft salvage an Arctic oil project shows how tightly sanctions have bound Russia’s political and business elite together in the Ukraine crisis – an unintended consequence of the West’s punitive measures. …read more Source: The...
MH17: PM Najib vows to bring culprits to justice
DUBAI: Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday vowed to bring to justice the perpetrators of the downing of Malaysia Airlines MH17, but said he feared fighting in Ukraine might block access to the crash site. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine tensions spike as Russia backs rebel vote
Moscow and Kiev are set to crunch hold talks over a gas dispute Wednesday, a day after Russia ratcheted up tensions by saying it will recognise separatist polls in east Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Izvestia newspaper on Tuesday that the rebel elections, due to take place this weekend, should “go ahead as...
Russia to roll out 'Victory' budget airline
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot will name its new low-cost airline Pobeda, or Victory, a symbol of defiance against Western sanctions over Ukraine that grounded the budget brand’s predecessor. …read more Source: The...
MH17 prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down airliner — Der Spiegel
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 believed that the aircraft might have been shot down from the air but that a ground-to-air missile attack is more likely, a senior prosecutor said in a German media interview.The Russian government has always said it had radar imagery proving the...
Ukraine denounces Russian stance on rebel vote in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Tuesday condemned as “destructive and provocative” Russia’s stance towards elections organised by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine next Sunday, saying Moscow’s recognition of the vote could wreck chances of bringing peace. …read more Source: The...
Lavrov says Russia to recognise rebel vote in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would recognise elections organised by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine on Nov. 2 despite opposition from Kiev. …read more Source: The...
