Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Russia will go to court if Ukraine does not repay debt on time – Finance Minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will turn to arbitration courts should Ukraine fail to repay a $3 billion (2.02 billion pounds) debt on time, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Canada to send around 200 military trainers to Ukraine
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada, following in the steps of the United States and Britain, will send around 200 troops to Ukraine to help train soldiers who are battling Russian-back separatists, Ottawa said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Don't underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
TALLINN (Reuters) – Germany’s defence minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Six Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east – military
KIEV (Reuters) – Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 12 wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ministers agree to extend heavy weapons withdrawal in Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed to push ahead with the withdrawal of heavy weapons from eastern Ukraine where violence has escalated after tough talks in Berlin on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Germany's foreign minister meets counterparts for Ukraine talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister met his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Monday evening to discuss how the Minsk agreement can be put into action as violence intensified in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of using heavy weapons that were meant to have been withdrawn under a ceasefire deal, after one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six wounded in rebel-held territories. …read more Source: The...
France's Fabius concerned by Ukraine ceasefire violations
BARCELONA (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday he was concerned by ceasefire violations and insufficient political progress in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says one servicemen killed, six wounded
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six were wounded in the separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said in a televised briefing on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Naftogaz to seek 12-month Russia gas deal next week
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Naftogaz [NAFTO.UL] Chief Executive Andriy Kobolev will seek rapid progress on a deal to secure gas from Russia for the next 12 months in talks brokered by the European Commission in Berlin next week. …read more Source: The...
