Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Russia ready to negotiate gas deal with Kiev if debts included – minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will be ready to negotiate a new gas supply deal with Ukraine if it includes Kiev’s gas debt payments to Russian producer Gazprom , Energy Minister Alexander Novak told Rossiya-24 television on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. and Europe must stand together over Ukraine – Biden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday that the United States and Europe needed to stand together over Ukraine and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of calling for peace while rolling his troops through Ukrainian countryside. …read more Source: The...
German, French leaders head for Moscow to press for Ukraine peace
MOSCOW/KIEV, (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France are expected to take peace proposals to Moscow on Friday on the second leg of a dramatic initiative to end a conflict in Ukraine that has killed more than 5,000 people and driven Russia-West relations to new lows. …read more Source: The...
France's Hollande seeks comprehensive accord at Moscow talks
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he was heading for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday with the aim of reaching an global agreement to end violence in Ukraine, insisting that a ceasefire was just a first step. …read more Source: The...
Merkel dampens hopes for Ukraine ceasefire deal in Moscow talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was unclear whether she and French President Francois Hollande would achieve a breakthrough with Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks later on Friday aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
HORLIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukrainian separatists haven't lived up to agreements – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is encouraged by efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict but is concerned that agreements from previous such efforts have not been honoured, a White House spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kerry says east Ukraine peace cannot be 'one-sided'
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday Washington was not banking on a military solution in east Ukraine but the conflict there could not end with a “one-sided peace”. …read more Source: The...
Obama to decide 'soon' on U.S. weapons for Ukraine – Kerry
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will decide soon whether to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to fight separatists in east Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine won't consider any peace plan undermining territorial integrity-PM
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday Kiev would not consider any peace plan for the east of the country that casts doubt on the nation’s territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
