Section: Malaysia
Salvini ally questioned over Russia funding affair: Reports
ROME: Italian prosecutors questioned an associate of deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over allegations he tried to broker covert Russian funding for the far-right League party, Italian newspapers reported Monday.But Gianluca Savoini, whose voice was identified on a covert recording of the talks in Moscow, invoked his right to remain silence,...
Italy seizes missile from far-right sympathisers
ROME: Italian police said Monday they had seized weapons including an air-to-air missile in raids on far-right extremist groups.Neo-Nazi propaganda was also seized during the raids in several cities against Italians suspected of aiding pro-Russian rebels fighting Ukrainian troops in Donbass.“During the operation, an air-to-air missile in perfect...
Kremlin ally says prisoner swap could be soon if Ukraine serious
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia could swap prisoners within a matter of days, including filmmaker Oleg Sentsov whom Moscow jailed on terrorism charges, if Kiev shows the necessary political will, a close Kremlin ally in Ukraine said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian fighter found guilty over killing of Italian photographer
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian court sentenced a Ukrainian man to 24 years in jail on Friday over his role in the 2014 killing of an Italian photographer covering fighting between pro-Russian forces and Ukrainian troops. …read more Source: The...
Open audition: Ukraine's comedian president invites citizens to run in July poll
KIEV (Reuters) – A comedian and entrepreneur, 29-year-old Roman Hryshchuk had only been in politics for a few weeks when he found himself in front of a semicircle of voters in a park in western Kiev, fielding questions from a testy audience. …read more Source: The...
Putin, Zelensky discuss east Ukraine conflict in first phone call: Kremlin
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine in their first telephone conversation, the Kremlin said Thursday.Zelensky’s office said the release of 24 Ukrainian sailors held by Russia since November was a “key question” during the call. Russia seized...
Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Zelenskiy discuss ending conflict in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy held their first telephone conversation on Thursday and discussed settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the return of prisoners, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ex-president Poroshenko summoned for questioning
KIEV (Reuters) – Detectives from Ukraine’s state investigation bureau have summoned former president Petro Poroshenko for questioning, the bureau said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Italy’s Salvini denies receiving Russian oil money
ROME: Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini (pix) denied Wednesday receiving any money for his party from Russian investors, following allegations that one of his close aides had held secret meetings in Moscow to that end.“I have sued in the past, I will do it again today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow,“ Salvini said in a...
Ukraine president kicks official out of meeting over criminal record
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a regional official expelled from a meeting broadcast live on television on Wednesday because of a past criminal record. …read more Source: The...
