Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine releases crew of Russian tanker – RIA cites embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has released the crew of a Russian tanker detained in the port of Izmail, but the vessel is still being held by Ukrainian authorities, RIA news agency cited the Russian embassy in Ukraine as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says interrogated 10 crew members of detained Russian tanker
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has interrogated ten crew members of a detained Russian tanker as witnesses, the spokesman of the general prosecutor’s said by phone on Thursday. Asked whether the crew members would be released, he declined to comment. …read more Source: The...
Russia warns Ukraine of consequences if crew of detained tanker held – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Ukraine on Thursday that there would be consequences if any Russian members of the crew of a Russian tanker detained in Ukraine were held in custody, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Russian lawmaker calls detention of tanker by Ukraine 'illegal' – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Senior Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov on Thursday described the detention of a Russian tanker by Ukraine as “absolutely illegal” and said it was detrimental to relations between the two countries, RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Talks on release of Ukrainian sailors intensified after leaders spoke
KIEV (Reuters) – Negotiations on the release of Ukrainian sailors, captured by Russian Navy off the coast of Crimea, have intensified after Russian and Ukrainian leaders spoke by phone earlier this month, Ukraine’s ombudswoman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine detains Russian tanker over Kerch Strait incident
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in an incident in November in the Kerch Strait that led to Russia seizing three Ukrainian vessels. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president's party declares winning majority in parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, could win a majority in the new parliament, a senior party official said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's president party on course to win majority in new parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s presidential party Servant of the People was on course to win a parliamentary majority at 0615 GMT when more than 40 percent of votes had been counted, according to data from the election commission. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president's party leads in parliament election on early counting
KIEV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party led Ukraine’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday with a vote share of 41.52% in the party lists, the central election commission’s website showed, after 10.29% of votes had been counted. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president wants to discuss coalition with Voice party
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday said he wants to invite the Voice party, headed by rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, for talks about forming a governing coalition in parliament. …read more Source: The...
