Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Merkel says all must be done to implement Minsk peace deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine was not being respected and everything must be done to fully implement the broader peace deal reached in Minsk in February. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov says U.S. signals it wants to mend ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the United States has been sending “signals” that it wants to start mending ties with Moscow, badly strained over the past year and a half by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine faces risky year fighting to escape Russian orbit – Poroshenko
KIEV(Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukraine was facing a precarious year, warning that Russia had several strategies to undermine Kiev’s attempts to move towards Europe. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader urges unity to bring change, combat Russian 'aggressor'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on all political forces in the country on Sunday to rally behind his plans for constitutional change aimed at ending a separatist conflict in the east and defeating what he termed the “Russian aggressor”. …read more Source: The...
Military pressure on Ukraine will last decades, president says
KIEV (Reuters) – Military pressure on Ukraine from Russia and the separatists that Moscow supports is likely to last decades and future generations will have to undergo military training, President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader looks to summit with Germany, France, to curb Russian 'aggression'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he wanted summit talks with German and French leaders next week on how to curb Russian “aggression” and force Moscow to comply with a February peace plan for east Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Four Ukrainian servicemen killed, 14 wounded in past 24 hours – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 14 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
NATO warns Russia over upsurge in violence in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO warned Russia on Wednesday that any attempt by Russian-backed separatists to take more of Ukraine’s territory would be unacceptable. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin would consider meeting Obama at U.N.
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend next month’s U.N. General Assembly in New York and would “consider constructively” any request for a meeting there with President Barack Obama, Russia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia wants Germany, France to pressure Kiev over east Ukraine peace plan
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Russia expects the leaders of Germany and France to put more pressure on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to implement a the February peace plan for east Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
