Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine crisis taking centre stage at G20 summit
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – The G20 leaders summit in Australia starting on Saturday is setting up as a showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following fresh reports of Russian troops pouring into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
EU set to leave decisions on tougher Russia sanctions to leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With European Union governments divided, a decision on whether to tighten economic sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict is likely to be left to EU leaders, who next meet in mid-December, diplomats said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russia tells Kiev – new conflict would be catastrophic for Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Moscow and Kiev traded accusations on Thursday of failing to observe a ceasefire agreement and Russia warned a resumption of hostilities against pro-Russian separatists in the east would be catastrophic for Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia gas flows still frozen; Ukraine banks on mild weather to hold out
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine signalled it may hold off from paying Russia’s billion-dollar gas invoice – part of an EU-brokered agreement to restart supplies frozen since June – in the hope mild weather can help it last out longer as it grapples with near-bankruptcy. …read more Source: The...
Russia says it is trying to prevent hostilities in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was doing everything possible to prevent hostilities between Ukrainian forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian military will not abandon ceasefire – spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces have no intention of renouncing a ceasefire in the separatist-held east of the country, a military spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine OSCE envoy says ceasefire all but dead – newspaper
VIENNA (Reuters) – The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is all but dead, Ukraine’s representative to the Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) told Austrian newspaper Die Presse. …read more Source: The...
Boost pressure on Russia over Ukraine: U.S. tells U.N. council
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday there needs to be greater international pressure on Russia to abide by a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Russia denied it was a threat to its neighbour. …read more Source: The...
Hungary to stand by EU's Russia sanctions, wants help on gas
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hungary will stand by its European Union allies’ decision to impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine but will need help to safeguarding energy supplies put at risk by the dispute, its foreign minister said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU foreign ministers unlikely to step up Russia sanctions on Monday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers are unlikely to step up sanctions against Russia next week over its involvement in destabilising eastern Ukraine, EU diplomats said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
