Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Russia says it has seen no proof its troops, arms entered Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow has been presented with no evidence of Russian soldiers and weapons entering east Ukraine despite Western accusations that Russia is reinforcing rebels there, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine forces come under attack from Russian troops – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian soldiers came under attack from Russian regular forces in the north of the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine accuses separatists of abusing Minsk deal with land grab
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Tuesday accused pro-Russian separatists of taking advantage of a ceasefire deal signed last September to seize more territory in the east and said Kiev would demand its return in any future peace talks. …read more Source: The...
New round of peace talks on Ukraine set for Wednesday – Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine will be held in Berlin on Wednesday evening with the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France taking part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. …read more Source: The...
Russia denies Kiev accusations of Russian troops being sent to Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry denied on Tuesday accusations by Kiev that Moscow had sent troops into eastern Ukraine, the news agency Interfax cited the ministry’s spokesman as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling
KIEV (Reuters) – Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces. …read more Source: The...
Russia says sanctions decision shows EU not changing 'unfriendly course'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The European Union has shown it is not ready to change its “unfriendly course” by leaving in place economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Kiev's actions damage prospects for Ukraine summit – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday increased military activity by government forces in east Ukraine had undermined hopes of arranging a four-way summit on the conflict, Russia’s RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Separatists renew attack on airport as Russia and Ukraine bicker
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east on Monday after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a “strategic mistake”. …read more Source: The...
Time not right to ease Russia sanctions, EU says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers said on Monday there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU’s foreign policy chief, as violence intensified in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
