Section: The Star (Malaysia)
War and poverty bring doubt to heartland of Ukraine's pro-Europe revolt
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – When Ukrainians toppled a pro-Russian president last year, nowhere was the euphoria greater than in Lviv, a short drive from the EU border, where people have dreamt for generations of escaping Moscow’s orbit to join the West. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military, rebels accuse each other of increased attacks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Friday of intensifying attacks in separatist eastern territories despite a two-month-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine sets sights on joining NATO
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, locked in conflict with Russian-backed separatists in its east, on Thursday drew up a new security doctrine denouncing Russia’s “aggression” and setting its sights on joining the U.S.-led NATO military alliance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine parliament approves sweeping gas sector reform law
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a law aimed at breaking up the monopoly of several powerful groups in the gas distribution sector and bringing real market conditions to one of the country’s most lucrative industries. …read more Source: The...
Germany confirms "Normandy" talks on Ukraine in Berlin on Monday
BERLIN (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, a spokesperson for Germany’s foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
'Normandy' group may meet on Ukraine next week, says Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany hopes that the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin early next week to discuss the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, an official from the German foreign ministry said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Poland extends $100 million loan to Ukraine – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Poland has extended a $100 million (67 million pounds) loan to Ukraine to help modernise its energy sector and improve border checkpoints, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday during a joint briefing with his Polish counterpart. …read more Source: The...
Dutch courts bar government from dispute over Crimean gold
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot participate in a legal fight over golden artefacts from Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Germany says no sign that Greece changed view on Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has no reason to think that Athens has softened its stance towards sanctions imposed by the EU on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday when Greece’s prime minister was due to visit Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Two servicemen killed in past 24 hours in east Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and four were wounded in Ukraine’s separatist eastern conflict zone in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a briefing on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
