Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Kremlin says inclusion of media in Ukraine sanctions 'totally unacceptable'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s decision to sanction many media representatives is totally unacceptable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says rebel elections threaten peace deal
KIEV (Reuters) – A leader of Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine signed a decree on Wednesday to hold local elections, a move President Petro Poroshenko condemned as a risky and irresponsible decision that threatened a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine finance minister lobbies lawmakers to back debt deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance minister was lobbying lawmakers on Wednesday to secure parliamentary support for a government debt restructuring deal which international supporters have described as critical for the country’s financial stability. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine PM urges parliament to vote 'yes' to debt deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk urged parliament on Wednesday to vote in favour of a government debt restructuring deal, saying not backing it amounted to supporting a default. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine wants Western weaponry if Minsk deal fails – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will renew its calls for lethal defensive weaponry from its Western allies if the Minsk peace deal fails, the country’s top official to NATO said on Tuesday, urging help to reestablish control over its eastern border with Russia. …read more Source: The...
Female Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to go on trial in Russia on September 22
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko will go on trial in Russia on Sept. 22, her defence lawyers said on Tuesday, more than a year after she was captured by Kremlin-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine and handed over to Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Russia expects full, timely debt repayment from Ukraine – Finance Ministry
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Russia expects from Ukraine full and timely repayment of a $3 billion Eurobond that comes due in December, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Germany says 'significant progress' made at Ukraine meeting
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that “significant progress” had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin welcomes Ukraine ceasefire
CHERSONEUS, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that it was welcome that both Ukrainian armed forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine had ceased military operations, calling this the main achievement in peace efforts in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Italy's Berlusconi rubs shoulders with Putin in Crimea
YALTA, Crimea (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi became the most prominent Western politician to visit Russian-annexed Crimea when he strolled beside the Black Sea on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
