Section: The Star (Malaysia)
U.S. urges Russia to pressure Ukraine rebels over attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia needs to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to halt attacks by pro-Russian rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian pilot to tell Russian court – Free me or watch me starve to death
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Ukrainian woman pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists plans to tell a court to release her within 10 days of pronouncing its verdict or she will starve herself to death. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian foreign minister says no breakthrough in Paris talks
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Thursday he did not believe there had been any significant breakthrough in Paris talks on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
After Ukraine, Kazakhstan wary of ethnic Russians broaching autonomy
KOSTANAY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – In the city of Kostanay in northern Kazakhstan, the ribbon of St George, a black-and-orange symbol of resurgent Russian patriotism that was adopted by separatists in Ukraine, hangs from every second car’s rear-view mirror. …read more Source: The...
Russia subjecting Ukrainian pilot to show trial, lawyer says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A defence lawyer for Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, on trial in Russia on charges of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, said on Thursday her case was trumped up and she was being subjected to a show trial. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin regrets U.S. decision to extend sanctions on Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia regrets that the United States decided to extend sanctions on Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Gloom deepens over Ukraine peace deal before Paris meeting
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – For months, as progress in implementing the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine stalled, its architects, Germany and France, held out hope that with time and carefully calibrated pressure on Kiev and Moscow, the agreement could be pushed back on track. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov to attend Ukraine meeting in Paris on Thursday – foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Thursday attend a meeting in Paris to discuss implementation of the Ukrainian peace deal, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine bans officials from criticising government
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine banned government officials on Tuesday from publicly criticising the work of state institutions and their colleagues, after damaging disclosures last month that highlighted slow progress in fighting corruption. …read more Source: The...
Germany says credibility of Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine at stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The credibility of the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine will come under threat unless both sides in the conflict make faster progress in implementing the agreement, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
