Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine denies radioactive leak on Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities denied on Tuesday a report in pro-Kremlin media that a radioactive leak had taken place at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Europe’s largest. …read more Source: The...
U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armoured vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's President to meet Russian, French, German leaders, rules out offensive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President said on Monday he would meet the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on Jan. 15 in an attempt to restore peace to Kiev’s eastern territories and acknowledged Kiev lacked the resources to regain control by military means. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says to meet Putin, Merkel, Hollande on January 15
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday he would meet with French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Jan. 15. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov sees chance to solve Ukraine crisis in 2015 – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sees a real opportunity to solve the Ukraine crisis in 2015, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's parliament approves austerity laws needed for draft budget
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament backed on Sunday the final reading of laws that will simplify tax legislation and impose additional duties on imports, improving the chances a 2015 budget will be approved soon as required by the country’s Western backers. …read more Source: The...
Russia must influence separatists to end Ukraine crisis, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed to the Russian government on Sunday to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to implement a ceasefire plan agreed in Minsk in September aimed at ending the conflict. …read more Source: The...
Russia says to supply coal, electricity to Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia has agreed on a new deal to supply coal and electricity to Ukraine, which is struggling with a lack of raw fuel for power plants due to a separatist conflict in the industrial east, Russian officials said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Kiev and rebels begin mass prisoner exchange
KIEV (Reuters) – Kiev and pro-Russian separatists began an exchange of hundreds of prisoners of war on Friday, a state security service source said, part of a 12-point peace plan. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine suspends trains and buses to Crimea
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is suspending all train and bus services to Crimea due to a “deteriorating” security situation on the Black Sea peninsula which was annexed by Russia in March, Ukrainian transport chiefs said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
