Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Nervous Baltics on war footing as NATO tries to deter Russia
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Leaders in the Baltic countries and Poland fear the force NATO plans to deploy on their territory is too small and symbolic to deter an attack by Russia, whose 2014 annexation of Crimea is fresh in the memories of the former Soviet-bloc states. …read more Source: The...
Praise from West after mostly peaceful Kiev Pride march
KIEV (Reuters) – Western diplomats joined gay rights activists on a Pride march in Kiev on Sunday and spoke of signs of progress on gay rights in Ukraine after the event passed off largely without incident. …read more Source: The...
Among political sharks, Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to be a 'small piranha'
KIEV (Reuters) – Pointing at a man hanging on a rope while fitting insulation onto a building across the road, Ukraine’s most famous soldier sometimes wishes she had such a life, earning money with an exciting job without having to think about politics. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says Russia sanctions no end in themselves, but implementing peace deal is key
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis were not an end in themselves and that implementation of the Minsk peace agreement was key to getting them lifted. …read more Source: The...
Italy arrests 2 Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians by boat
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested two Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians to Italy on a sail boat, and have launched a probe to find the criminal organisation ultimately responsible. …read more Source: The...
Russia-Ukraine deal implementation possible by early 2017 – Obama adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is pushing hard to have a Russia-Ukraine peace deal implemented by the time President Barack Obama leaves office, top national security adviser Susan Rice said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Central Europeans ask EU to help Ukraine deal with war displaced
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Central European countries asked the European Union on Wednesday to free up funds to help Ukraine deal with a growing number of people displaced by conflict. …read more Source: The...
French officials doubt Ukraine arrest linked to football bomb plot
PARIS (Reuters) – French investigators believe a Frenchman detained in Ukraine with a cache of weapons and explosives was more likely involved in arms smuggling than tied to a militant group, the prosecutor leading the case said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
French officials doubt Ukraine arrest linked to football bomb plot
PARIS (Reuters) – French investigators believe a Frenchman detained in Ukraine with a cache of weapons and explosives was more likely involved in arms smuggling than tied to a militant group, the prosecutor leading the case said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens
KLINTSY, Russia (Reuters) – Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO. …read more Source: The...
