Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Paris, Berlin urge Poroshenko to press ahead with reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande urged Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on Sunday to press ahead with reforms to facilitate an economic recovery and access to foreign aid. …read more Source: The...
Britain to treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers in English hospital
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it would provide medical treatment to a group of Ukrainian servicemen who had been seriously wounded fighting pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine, the latest example of its support for the struggling government in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
Russia says U.S. destroying 'carcass of cooperation' with Ukraine law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday sternly criticised a law backed by the U.S. Congress over Ukraine and said Washington was doing its utmost to “destroy the carcass of cooperation” between the two countries. …read more Source: The...
Miners swell rebel ranks in east Ukraine as pits close
DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Even at the age of 52, retired coal miner Viktor felt compelled to come out of retirement and join the pro-Russian separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine defence chief wants budget doubled to fight separatists
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence minister called on Friday for a doubling of the military budget next year to allow the army to buy weapons abroad and better equip itself to fight Russian-backed separatists in the east. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov says peace talks in Ukraine needed swiftly – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Friday Moscow’s calls to convene as soon as possible another round of peace talks on the conflict in east Ukraine’s Donbass region, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Insight – Ukraine’s Chocolate King president finds promise tough to keep
KIEV (Reuters) – The Chocolate King is finding it difficult to relinquish his throne. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president slams India over Crimean leader visit
SYDNEY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko lashed out at India on Friday over a visit by the leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, who accompanied President Vladimir Putin’s annual summit delegation this week. …read more Source: The...
International lenders will 'step up' if Ukraine reforms – EBRD official
LONDON (Reuters) – International lenders will help Ukraine ride out its economic turmoil provided that the government pushes through reforms and tackles corruption, a senior official of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine calls on Putin to release pilot from psychiatric clinic
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine called on Russia on Thursday to release a Ukrainian military pilot from a Moscow psychiatric clinic where she is being held over accusations of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists. …read more Source: The...
