Section: The Star (Malaysia)
MH17: Berlin knew risk of flying above Ukraine, say reports
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists trade accusations as Minsk deal frays
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine traded accusations on Saturday, reviving concerns that a peace deal signed in Minsk in February may collapse, although monitors said the violations were still relatively limited. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded near Mariupol
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s south-east, military spokesman Dmytro Gorbunov said. …read more Source: The...
Kiev to ask EU to send experts to eastern Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will ask the European Union next Monday to send experts to eastern Ukraine to carry out missions ranging from removing mines to training police, its ambassador in Brussels said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon denies Moscow claim of U.S. troops in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that U.S. troops were training Ukrainian forces in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, but the Pentagon flatly denied it, accusing Moscow of a “ridiculous attempt” to obscure its own activity in the region. …read more Source: The...
Kerry told Russia in phone call to pull forces from Ukraine-official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart in a phone call on Wednesday that Russia must withdraw its forces from eastern Ukraine, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Pentagon denies 'ridiculous' claim U.S. troops in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Thursday denied Russian allegations that U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, calling Moscow’s claims a “ridiculous attempt to shift the focus” from its own activities in the region. …read more Source: The...
Putin ally says Russia-EU crisis may be easing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Russian politician suggested on Thursday the worst was over in a crisis in relations between the European Union and Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine and called for better cooperation with Brussels. …read more Source: The...
Russian defence ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
