Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine redeploys troops, fearing new rebel offensive
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east because of fears separatists will launch a new military offensive, despite Russia’s denials it has sent troops to reinforce the rebels. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine must buy coal from Russia to get through winter – energy ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will be forced to buy coal from Russia to get through the winter, a serious setback to the country’s efforts to lessen energy dependence on its powerful neighbour, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuri Prodan said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russian Defence Ministry says army not involved in east Ukraine – agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian army is not present in eastern Ukraine, Interfax news agency quoted a defence ministry spokesman as saying on Wednesday in response to NATO accusations that military convoys have been crossing from Russia into Ukraine in the past few days. …read more Source: The...
Russia offers to let Kazakhstan oil exports via Ukraine to Europe to hedge risks
AKTAU Kazakhstan (Reuters) – Russia has offered to let Kazakhstan ship its oil to Eastern Europe via Druzhba pipeline’s spur in Ukraine, Russian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, in a move seen as Moscow’s attempts to hedge transit risks. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov tells Kerry – Ukraine ceasefire must be observed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday it was vital to ensure a ceasefire agreement in east Ukraine is upheld. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine army prepares for possible rebel offensive – defence chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern regions, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in “Russian mercenaries” and rearming as heavy shelling increased strains on a crumbling ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
NATO commander concerned by armoured convoys entering Ukraine from Russia
NAPLES Italy (Reuters) – NATO is concerned about convoys of trucks taking artillery and supplies into east Ukraine from Russia, and wants to see international borders respected, the supreme allied commander said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine increases fears over ceasefire
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government forces could crumble. …read more Source: The...
