Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine finds two Russian servicemen guilty of 'terrorism'
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court ruled on Monday that two Russian servicemen, captured in Ukrainian territory last May, were guilty of charges including preparing “an act of terror” related to the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
U.S. Vice President Biden, new Ukraine PM discuss reforms -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday to new Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, emphasising the need to move quickly on reforms and implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement with Russia, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine recovers four stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Dutch masterpieces dating from the country’s 17th-century Golden Age have been recovered by security services in Ukraine over 10 years after they were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands, Ukraine Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Opponents of Russian annexation persecuted in Crimea – Europe rights body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s leading human rights organisation said on Thursday that Crimea’s indigenous Muslim Tatars and other opponents of the region’s annexation by Russia face persecution including police intimidation and brutality. …read more Source: The...
Putin believes there will be no military action in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he believed that there would be no military action in eastern Ukraine, but the West should use its influence on the authorities in Kiev to fully implement the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Western sanctions to remain in near future
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he does not see Western sanctions on Russia being lifted in the near future. Putin, in his annual televised phone-in, said Moscow would maintain its counter sanctions against the West. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine MPs approve Groysman for prime minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament approved presidential ally Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister on Thursday in the biggest political shakeup since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. …read more Source: The...
Dutch opposition urges government to honour EU-Ukraine 'No' vote
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Most Dutch opposition parties called on the government on Wednesday to respect the outcome of a non-binding referendum rejecting a treaty between the European Union and Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine set for new government after coalition backs Groysman for PM
KIEV (Reuters) – A coalition of Ukraine’s two largest parties has agreed to back Volodymyr Groysman for prime minister and reshuffle the cabinet, lawmakers said on Wednesday, paving the way for the biggest shake-up since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. …read more Source: The...
Russia pushes back 'Putin's bridge' to annexed Crimea by a year
TUZLA SPIT, Russia (Reuters) – Russia has pushed back the completion date of a showcase multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea by one year, saying the original plan had to be adjusted to take account of the weight of the trains that will cross it. …read more Source: The...
