Section: The Star (Malaysia)
France, Germany, Russia, Ukraine renew ceasefire calls
PARIS (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany agreed on Tuesday to seek a reinforcement of the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine and renewed calls for an oft-breached ceasefire agreement to be respected. …read more Source: The...
Estonia seen set to vote in another pro-NATO coalition
TALLINN (Reuters) – Estonia’s centre-right Reform Party is likely to retain power in Sunday’s election and form another pro-NATO coalition, after a campaign dominated by security worries following neighbouring Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels say they withdrawing weapons; Kiev doubtful
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russia separatists said on Tuesday they had begun pulling heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine under a ceasefire deal, but Ukraine said the rebels were using the cover of the truce to reinforce for another advance. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine peace deal only way forward – EU's Mogherini
LONDON (Reuters) – A European-brokered ceasefire deal remains the only way to secure peace in Ukraine, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia warns of gas risks after Ukraine fails to pre-pay gas
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Gazprom said on Tuesday there were “serious” risks to gas transit to Europe via Ukraine after Kiev failed to make a pre-payment. …read more Source: The...
Putin says war between Russia and Ukraine unlikely – TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday war with neighbouring Ukraine was unlikely. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov accuses West of trying to dominate world
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western powers of trying to dominate and impose their ideology on the rest of world, while the United States and European delegations slammed Moscow for supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Naftogaz says Russia failed to deliver prepaid gas
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz accused Russia’s Gazprom on Monday of failing to supply gas that Kiev had paid for in advance, days after Moscow said it was sending some supplies for Ukraine directly to regions held by rebels. …read more Source: The...
Trapped by Ukraine rebel assault, civilians stay under dead town
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – A rat was racing in the corner of the cellar below the ruins of a bombed-out five storey apartment building. In the darkness, an old woman was making soup and baking bread on a homemade wood-burning stove. …read more Source: The...
Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all but burying a week-old European-brokered ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
