Section: The Star (Malaysia)
No Ukraine-Russia meeting during London EBRD summit: deputy finance minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukrainian government representatives have no plans to meet with their Russian counterparts during the annual meeting of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Kiev’s deputy Finance Minister Artem Shevalev said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
New Panama leaks show offshore firm linked to associate of Ukraine's Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – A deputy director of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery empire is a beneficiary of a company registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), according to new information from the leaked “Panama Papers”. …read more Source: The...
Provincial Russians keep faith with Putin despite crisis
TVER, Russia (Reuters) – Before Russia annexed Crimea and oil prices fell, Dmitry Trapeznikov had a flourishing dental practice. He spent freely, bought a flat and holidayed in Egypt. …read more Source: The...
OSCE says open to sending armed monitors to Ukraine conflict zone
KIEV (Reuters) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which is monitoring a fragile ceasefire in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine, is open to sending armed personnel there, but only if that is agreed by all sides, its chief said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
McDonald's probes copycat burger joint in separatist east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The McDonald’s fast food chain said its lawyers were investigating after entrepreneurs in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine started selling McDonald’s-style hamburgers out of a restaurant that the company shut down two years ago. …read more Source: The...
Russia lets sister of jailed pilot Savchenko return to Ukraine – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday the sister of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko had been allowed back to Ukraine, after Russian border guards had prevented her from crossing the border last night, saying she was under investigation. …read more Source: The...
EBRD chief says Ukraine's leaders have 2-3 months to kick-start reforms
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s reshuffled leadership has up to three months to convince Western backers of its commitment to kick-start a stalled reform drive, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said. …read more Source: The...
Procedure to extradite Ukraine's Savchenko from Russia started – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A procedure to extradite jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from Russia has been started, RIA news agency quoted her lawyer as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
At least four civilians killed at checkpoint in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – At least four civilians were killed and several wounded by explosions at a village checkpoint in rebel-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said. …read more Source: The...
U.S. diplomat Nuland says optimistic about Ukraine reforms
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday she was encouraged by signs of commitment to reforms from a new government in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
