Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Cameron – Europe must stay united on Russia sanctions over Ukraine
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Europe had to stay united to keep sanctions on Russia in place despite any pain they caused the 28-nation bloc, urging the Group of Seven industrial nations to send Moscow a tough message on Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
EU's Tusk says will only discuss tougher sanctions on Russia
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – The only possible discussion about sanctions towards Russia over Ukraine can be about strengthening them, European Council President Donald Tusk said ahead of a summit of Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Obama says G7 to discuss Russian aggression in Ukraine
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said before the start of a Group of Seven (G7) summit in the Bavarian Alps that leaders would discuss how to stand up to Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine as well as threats from extremism and climate change. …read more Source: The...
Greece and Ukraine crises drown out G7 summit agenda
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) – Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations meet on Sunday in the Bavarian Alps for a summit overshadowed by Greece’s debt crisis and ongoing violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, ten wounded in past 24 hours – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and ten others have been wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Gay pride rally attacked in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Several dozen unknown assailants attacked a gay pride march in Kiev on Saturday, throwing flares and wounding two policemen, a Reuters witness reported. …read more Source: The...
EU extends sanctions on three Ukraine embezzlement suspects
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has extended sanctions imposed on three people Ukraine suspects of having embezzled funds under former President Viktor Yanukovich, according to a legal notice published on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon chief says new action needed on Russia over Ukraine
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – The United States needs to take new steps to respond to the Ukraine conflict because economic sanctions and other Western actions have failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reverse course, Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Finance Ministry says creditors' debt offer 'unacceptable'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Friday the debt restructuring offer from the country’s biggest group of creditors was unacceptable and asked bondholers to enter into more constructive dialogue to reach a deal. …read more Source: The...
