Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Biden tells Ukraine's Poroshenko U.S. to give $335 million in security aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday that the United States was moving forward with an additional $335 million in security assistance, the White House said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Biden, Ukraine's Poroshenko to meet Thursday – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is visiting Washington to take part in a nuclear summit, will meet on Thursday, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Hammond – Russia a threat to everyone on world stage
TBILISI (Reuters) – Russia is moving further away from having Western sanctions lifted over its role in the Ukraine crisis, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Hammond says Russia has 'gone backwards' on Ukraine ceasefire
TBILISI (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday Russia was not complying with a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine and the situation had recently worsened. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine parliament approves resignation of chief prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament approved on Tuesday the resignation of General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, an official seen by the Ukraine’s Western backers as an obstacle to tackling corruption. …read more Source: The...
Tymoshenko's Fatherland Party won't join Ukraine coalition unless conditions met
KIEV (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’ Fatherland Party, Yulia Tymoshenko, said on Tuesday that her party had up to 15 conditions that needed to be met before a coalition could be formed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine General Prosecutor fires senior reformist prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Senior Ukrainian prosecutor and anti-corruption campaigner Davit Sakvarelidze has been fired by General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, Shokin’s deputy Vladyslav Kutsenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Head of Ukraine PM's party says new coalition agreed
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s party has agreed with President Petro Poroshenko’s faction and the Fatherland party – all former coalition partners – to form a new alliance, the head of Yatseniuk’s People’s Front party, said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine PM frontrunner wants Slovakia's Miklos as finance minister – report
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The frontrunner to head a new Ukrainian government has asked Slovak politician Ivan Miklos to serve as his finance minister if he becomes prime minister, a Slovak daily said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin: No Russian troops in Ukraine's Donbass, but there are Russian 'citizens' – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – There are no Russian troops in the Moscow-leaning Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, and there have never been, but there are Russian citizens who stand by local residents, RIA news agency quoted the Kremlin as saying on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
