Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine bans Gorbachev over support for Crimea annexation
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev from entry for the next five years over his support for Russia’s seizure of Crimea, a spokeswoman for Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin – Savchenko's release won't accelerate warming in EU-Russia ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has consistently expressed his willingness to improve ties with the European Union, the Kremlin said on Thursday, but the release of Ukrainian Nadiya Savchenko from a Russian jail is unlikely to make this task easier. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko vows to win back Crimea, separatist east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine would win back control of eastern territories from pro-Russian separatists and Russia-annexed Crimea, just as it has secured the release of pilot Nadiya Savchenko from Russian prison. …read more Source: The...
Putin says pardoned Ukrainian Savchenko on 'humanitarian considerations'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had pardoned jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko on “humanitarian considerations” in the hope that her release will help reduce tension in the Ukraine conflict and avoid new loss of life. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin – two Russians jailed by Kiev return home, Putin pardons Savchenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two Russian nationals jailed by Kiev are now back in Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday, adding that Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko imprisoned in Russia had been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Pilot Savchenko is on plane bound for Kiev from Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Detained Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko is on board a plane returning to Ukraine from Russia, a source close to a deal to swap the pilot for two Russians held by Kiev said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko to oversee Savchenko prisoner swap on Wed – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has pardoned the two jailed Russians to be swapped for imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a source close to the prisoner exchange told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Surge in eastern fighting kills seven Ukrainian soldiers – official
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday seven of its servicemen had been killed in the past 24 hours as a result of increased attacks by pro-Russian rebels, the highest reported daily casualty figure since August. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine commit to Minsk accords in call with France, Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the French President preparations to hold elections in an eastern Ukrainian area hit by a pro-Russian insurrection, according to the German government. …read more Source: The...
Russian agriculture minister granted entry to France despite sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – France granted Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev an entry visa, the ministry said on Monday, even though he is on a European Union list of Russians banned from entering the bloc after Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. …read more Source: The...
