Section: The Star (Malaysia)
EU adopts tighter investment sanctions on Crimea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments adopted tighter restrictions on European investment in Crimea on Thursday, targeting Russian Black Sea oil and gas exploration and tourism, an EU official said. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin says Moscow wants solution to Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Ukraine crisis should be resolved as quickly as possible and that Moscow’s aim was to restore political unity to Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that sanctions against Russia over Ukraine remain unavoidable as long as Moscow does not respect Ukrainian sovereignty and help ensure what she called “European security with Russia, not against Russia”. …read more Source: The...
Western sanctions may last for decades – Russian minister tells newspaper
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western sanctions over Russia’s role in the Ukraine crisis are likely to last “for a very long time”, possibly decades, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev told Vedomosti newspaper. …read more Source: The...
EU's Mogherini says detects some 'willingness' from Russia to resolve Ukraine conflict
KIEV (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday she and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had detected some signs of greater willingness from Russia to resolve the crisis in Ukraine’s separatist eastern territories. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader wants to join 'Euro-Atlantic' security alliance
WARSAW (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he had decided his country should set out on a course towards Euro-Atlantic security integration. …read more Source: The...
EU says Ukraine needs $15 billion, has limited ability to help
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund estimates Ukraine needs another $15 billion (9.55 billion pounds) in financing to withstand an economic crisis but the European Union has only limited capacity to help, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
New Ukraine peace talks may be held Sunday in Minsk – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – A fresh round of peace talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe may be held in the Belarussian capital on Sunday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says arms for Kiev won't help solve Ukraine crisis – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A deputy Russian foreign minister declared on Tuesday that supplying weapons to Kiev would not help solve a crisis in east Ukraine, after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would sign corresponding legislation this week. …read more Source: The...
Tripoli-based government releases foreign airmen held in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s rival government released four air crew members from Ukraine, Russia and Tajikistan who had flown into the North African country from the United Arab Emirates without permission, officials said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
