Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel to discuss Ukraine on May 10
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks in Moscow on Sunday, a Kremlin aide told reporters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Five Ukrainian serviceman killed in past 24 hours in east – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and twelve wounded in separatist eastern territories over the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says EU does not want Ukraine truce to hold
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused “someone in the European Union” on Tuesday of trying to ensure a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine does not hold. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says separatists step up attacks, Poroshenko warns of 'threat of war'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s leader warned on Tuesday that a war with pro-Russian separatists could still break out again as its military said the rebels had greatly stepped up attacks and widened the area of their operations despite a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Despite chill, Norway keeps some military channels open to Russia
OSLO (Reuters) – NATO-member Norway is keeping some military channels open to its neighbour Russia even as it braces for more bad surprises after Moscow annexed part of Ukraine last year, Norway’s defence minister said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Finnish military reaches out to reservists, denies Russia link
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The Finnish military began sending letters to some 900,000 reservists on Monday in the largest campaign of its kind, amid increased tensions between the Nordic states and Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and five wounded in continued clashes with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine despite a two-month ceasefire, Kiev’s military said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and six wounded in attacks in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists, testing a fragile two-month ceasefire, the military said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian serviceman killed in past 24 hours in east – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and two wounded in separatist attacks on government forces in eastern Ukraine despite the Minsk ceasefire agreement, Interfax news agency quoted the Ukrainian military as saying on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian tycoon Firtash escapes extradition to U.S
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian court refused on Thursday to extradite Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash to the United States, accepting his argument that political motivations lay behind U.S. efforts to try him on corruption charges. …read more Source: The...
