Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin blames Kiev for increased violence in east Ukraine
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday blamed the Ukrainian government for the latest upsurge in fighting between Kiev forces and Russia-backed rebels in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Civilians, soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting as Putin visits Crimea
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels in separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians, Kiev’s military and separatist sources said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin visits annexed Crimea, warns Tatars on status
OPOLZNEVOE, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Crimea’s minority ethnic Tatars on Monday they should not strive for special status on the Black Sea peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, stoking Cold War-like tensions between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: The...
U.S. military to step up drone flights by 2019 – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military plans to widen its surveillance and firepower in conflict zones worldwide, including in Ukraine and the South China Sea, with a major expansion of U.S. drone flights, the Wall Street Journal reported. …read more Source: The...
Putin's Crimea visit aims to stir up Ukraine conflict – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko criticised Russian leader Vladimir Putin for visiting Russia-annexed Crimea on Monday, saying his action was part of a plan to whip up tensions in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed in clashes with rebels – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in fighting with Russian-backed separatists over the past 24 hours, a Kiev military spokesman told journalists on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukraine preparing new offensive against separatists
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia suspects Ukraine is preparing a new offensive against pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine following a spike in fighting in recent days, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Civilians killed as fighting flares in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in two separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight with several civilians killed by shelling, Ukrainian police and separatist sources said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine 'explosive'
BERLIN (Reuters) – Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence. …read more Source: The...
