Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Lithuania to supply Ukrainian forces with some military aid – Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Lithuania is to provide Ukraine’s armed forces with some military aid to help them in the fight against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Three more Ukrainian soldiers killed – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past 24 hours in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east despite a ceasefire in place since early September, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Dutch complete recovery of MH17 wreckage – government
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A week long operation to clear the wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine has been completed, the Dutch government said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Moldova, eyeing Ukraine, divided on Europe integration as election nears
CHISINAU (Reuters) – An election in ex-Soviet Moldova next weekend will decide how closely it sticks to its path of European integration in defiance of Russia, as neighbouring Ukraine struggles to handle a war triggered by following a similar pro-Europe line. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russia is not isolated over Ukraine crisis – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin denied Moscow would be isolated internationally over the Ukraine crisis and said Russia’s economy would not be the only one to suffer from Western sanctions and falls in oil prices and the rouble. …read more Source: The...
Merkel ally warns SPD against own diplomacy towards Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the foreign minister and his fellow Social Democrats (SPD) against pursuing a more friendly approach towards Russia in the Ukraine crisis, according to Spiegel magazine. …read more Source: The...
Lavrov accuses West of seeking 'regime change' in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Saturday of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek “regime change” in Russia. …read more Source: The...
U.S. Biden voices support for Ukraine, denounces Russia's Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged Moscow to abide by a September peace deal and pull its military forces out of the country. …read more Source: The...
UK troops in largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is carrying out its largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years, in a joint exercise with Poland to reassure it in the wake of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. Vice President Biden denounces Putin's action in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russian behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged it to abide by a September peace deal by adhering to a ceasefire and removing military forces from the country. …read more Source: The...
