Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Analysis – Security framework eyed as way out of Ukraine crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – Even as tension in Ukraine mounts anew, veteran diplomats are starting to think quietly about a way out of the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War. …read more Source: The...
Gorbachev says world is on brink of new Cold War
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in a speech in Berlin on Saturday that East-West tensions over the Ukraine crisis were threatening to push the world into a new Cold War, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. …read more Source: The...
Kerry says U.S., Russia to exchange info on Ukraine border
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that the United States and Russia had agreed to exchange information about the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border. …read more Source: The...
IMF mission to visit Kiev in November
KIEV (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Kiev from Nov. 11 to 25 to check on the status of Ukraine’s conflict-hit economy and its progress under a $17 billion bailout programme, the IMF’s Ukraine representative Jerome Vacher said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Finnish coalition government narrowly survives confidence vote
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s left-right coalition government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Friday brought on by the country’s economic woes, which have been exacerbated by a slowdown in the euro zone and by the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says warns Merkel of escalating eastern conflict
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday he had told Germany’s Angela Merkel by telephone that the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine was escalating due to “significant” violations of a Sept. 5 ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's 'kamikaze' PM relishes hawkish reputation
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister once said he and the emergency government which took power after pro-European protests in February were on a “suicide” mission, fated to take unpopular decisions that would cut short their political careers. …read more Source: The...
Russia stands by Ukraine ceasefire deal, 'respects' rebel vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is committed to a two-month-old agreement on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and wants further talks held to build on peace moves involving government forces and separatists, a Kremlin adviser said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Tank column crosses from Russia into Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – A column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems and trucks carrying ammunition and fighters has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, the Kiev military said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
