Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine's president asks parliament to sack foreign, defence ministers, SBU head
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has asked parliament to sack the foreign and defence ministers and the head of the security service SBU, the presidential press service said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian parliament rejects prime minister's resignation
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament voted to reject Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman’s resignation on Thursday, with the largest faction arguing his resignation would lead to “chaos” before a snap election due in July. …read more Source: The...
Four killed in Ukrainian military helicopter crash
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian Soviet-designed military helicopter Mi-8 crashed late on Wednesday in western Ukraine, killing all four crew members, Ukrainian land forces said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili set for triumphant return to Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili is set for a triumphant return to Ukraine on Wednesday a year after being deported in a feud with former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president names ex-finance minister Danylyuk as top security official
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday appointed former finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk as the top official of the body responsible for coordinating national security. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine president holds contest for new 'highly moral' lawmaker candidates
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s team on Monday invited applications from members of the public to fight a snap election in July for his new Servant of the People party, betting they can wrench power from a discredited political class. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin rebuffs call to release Ukrainian sailors – Vedomosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said an investigation and trial of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in the Black Sea must be completed despite an international maritime tribunal calling for their release, the Vedomosti newspaper reported late on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Russia must release detained Ukrainian sailors – maritime tribunal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Moscow must release 24 sailors who were aboard three Ukrainian vessels it intercepted in November as they crossed a strait between Russian-annexed Crimea and southern Russia, an international maritime tribunal said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Dissolving Ukraine parliament could affect IMF programme – government
KIEV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to dissolve parliament could hit Ukraine’s continued cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, the government said in a statement, citing cabinet minister Oleksandr Saenko. …read more Source: The...
Parliament frustrates new Ukraine president's election reform
KIEV (Reuters) – Lawmakers dealt an early blow to Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday by rejecting proposed changes to the electoral system ahead of a snap parliamentary election due in July. …read more Source: The...
