Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine says may return artillery to frontline if situation escalates
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine could return artillery to its eastern frontline if fighting with pro-Russian separatists escalates further, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Monday after a weekend of the deadliest attacks in two months. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Siluanov says Moscow made offer to Ukraine over debt
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday Moscow hoped to reach a compromise with Ukraine over Kiev’s debt and that Russia had made an offer which it sees as a basis for settling the issue. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Putin-Obama had extensive talks on Syria on G20 sidelines – agencies
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama talked “extensively” about Syria and Ukraine when they met on the sidelines of the G20 on Sunday, Russian news agencies cited top Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian soldier killed in violence in east
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and eight were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, as both sides reported renewed violence despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian pilot, seven Afghans killed in civilian helicopter crash in Slovakia – ministry
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – A Ukrainian civilian helicopter that illegally entered Slovak airspace and crashed on Wednesday killed eight people aboard including a Ukrainian pilot and five men and two women from Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two months ago. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, separatists report rise in eastern fighting
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of escalating violence in eastern Ukraine in defiance of a ceasefire deal, as Ukraine reported one of its soldiers killed in a direct attack. …read more Source: The...
Germany, France see progress in Ukraine peace talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to complete a withdrawal of heavy weaponry from their frontlines in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday after a round of peace talks in Berlin. …read more Source: The...
U.S. diplomat says seeing 'some pullback' of weapons from eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that there have been signs that Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine are pulling back some of their weapons. …read more Source: The...
Russia does not respect Ukraine peace process, sanctions review to reflect that – EU's Tusk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia is not fully abiding by the terms of the Minsk peace agreement for Ukraine and this will be taken into account by the European Union when it reviews its Russia sanctions before the end of the year, the chairman of EU leaders said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
