Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine faces loss of gas discount if Russia, EU talks fizzle
BRUSSELS/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – With less than four weeks until its deal for Russian natural gas imports ends, Ukraine risks losing its current discount unless it can agree a new pact, something that took six months and help from the European Commission to achieve last time. …read more Source: The...
Polish PM chastises deputy for warnings over Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister has chastised her coalition partner for describing Ukraine’s economy as on the brink of disintegration and suggesting Poland could face a flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees across its frontiers. …read more Source: The...
Senior diplomats to discuss next steps for Ukraine in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Senior Russian, Ukrainian, German and French officials will meet in Berlin on Friday to discuss eastern Ukraine and next steps needed towards implementing a peace accord struck three weeks ago in Minsk, Germany’s foreign minister said. …read more Source: The...
Strengthening Ukrainian army is in Europe's interests – Polish official
WARSAW (Reuters) – The head of Poland’s National Security Council said on Thursday that it was in the interests of Europe, Poland and Ukraine to strengthen the Ukrainian armed forces as this would help to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia says concerned by talk of U.S. arms supplies to Kiev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday Moscow was deeply concerned with continued talk of the United States starting large-scale arms supplies to Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine passes law to boost armed forces by a third
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to increase the size of the armed forces by a third as Kiev fights pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says one soldier killed in past 24 hours in east
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Thursday, despite a ceasefire deal meant to decrease tensions. …read more Source: The...
Libya asks U.N. for arms, jets, tanks to battle Islamic State – letter
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Libya has sought permission from the United Nations to import 150 tanks, two dozen fighter jets, seven attack helicopters, tens of thousands of assault rifles and grenade launchers and millions of rounds of ammunition from Ukraine, Serbia and Czech Republic. …read more Source: The...
Thirty-three miners killed in explosion in eastern Ukraine coal mine – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thirty-three miners died in an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukrainian, local news agencies reported, citing the region’s emergency services and administration. …read more Source: The...
NATO flotilla enters Black Sea for training amid Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A NATO flotilla arrived in the Black Sea on Wednesday to train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish navies, the U.S.-led Western alliance said. …read more Source: The...
