Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine postpone disputed elections
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday postponed local elections that Kiev had said were illegitimate and which, if they went ahead, could have derailed Ukraine’s fragile peace process. …read more Source: The...
Russia welcomes decision to postpone separatist elections in east Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia welcomes a decision by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to postpone disputed local elections until next February, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
U.S.-Russia agreement on Syria might help on Ukraine-Finnish leader
HELSINKI (Reuters) – If Russia and the United States were able to agree on ways of solving the Syrian crisis, this might help towards the two powers finding common ground on Ukraine, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russian volunteers likely to fight in Syria, says senior lawmaker
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian volunteers who have honed their combat skills in Ukraine are likely to travel to Syria to fight alongside the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of the Russian parliament’s defence committee, said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine starts light weapons withdrawal in east – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk in accordance with a recent agreement with pro-Russian separatists, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Putin promised to ask Ukraine rebels to cancel vote – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday Russia’s Vladimir Putin had promised to ask pro-Russian separatists to cancel elections planned in rebel-held territory in defiance of Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Putin promised to use influence in Donbass for progress on Minsk deal – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin had promised to use his influence in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region to ensure progress in the Ukraine conflict’s Minsk peace process, The Kremlin’s spokesman said on Saturday according to Interfax. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Paris talks on Ukraine 'businesslike'; all sides committed to Minsk deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday talks in Paris on Ukraine between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany were “businesslike” and all sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Minsk peace process. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko cautiously optimistic on peace talks – Interfax Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday he felt “cautious optimism” following talks in Paris with the Russian, French and German leaders on the east Ukraine peace process, Interfax Ukraine reported. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says there is no link between Syria and Ukraine crises
PARIS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that western countries would not make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine crisis in order to win its support for a political solution in Syria, saying the two crises had nothing to do with each other. …read more Source: The...
