Section: The Star (Malaysia)
EU's Barroso urges Russia, Ukraine to finish gas talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Russia and Ukraine on Thursday to finish negotiations on deliveries of Russian gas to Ukraine after discussions the previous day failed to produce results. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach gas agreement at EU talks, negotiations to continue Thursday – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia have failed to reach a gas agreement at their overnight talks with the European Union, with more negotiations to take place Thursday evening, the news agency RIA Novosti cited Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. …read more Source: The...
EU says no deal yet in Ukraine-Russia gas talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission cancelled a news conference planned to follow talks between Russia and Ukraine on gas supplies on Wednesday, saying negotiations in Brussels were continuing late into the evening. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Russia calls U.N. agency's conflict zone risk proposals 'superficial'
MONTREAL/TORONTO (Reuters) – Russia, which the United States has accused of backing Ukrainian rebels who shot down a Malaysian airliner in July, called new proposals from the United Nations aviation body on mitigating risks over conflict zones rushed and “superficial”, according to a document obtained by Reuters. …read...
EU, U.N. condemn Ukraine rebels' election plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and United Nations condemned plans to hold elections in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine on Sunday, with the EU explicitly denouncing Moscow’s support for the separatists’ plans. …read more Source: The...
Russian minister says France ready to deliver controversial warships
MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) – Russia says it has received an invitation to take delivery of the first of two French warships, an arms deal that was cast into doubt by tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine that led the United States and Europe to impose sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The...
U.N. chief condemns planned separatist election in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned an election being organised by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote would violate the country’s constitution. …read more Source: The...
EBRD considers investments in Ukraine that are riskier than normal
OSLO (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development may make new investments in Ukraine that are riskier than usual, to help shore up an economy pounded by conflict with pro-Russian rebels, EBRD president Suma Chakrabarti said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
War heroes and activists to shape new-look Ukraine parliament
KIEV (Reuters) – Out will go the bodyguards and mistresses, in are likely to come the street activists and war veterans: Ukraine’s next parliament will be pro-Western and strongly nationalist, and it won’t be to Russia’s liking. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, Russia try again to forge gas deal at Brussels talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia begin new gas crisis talks on Wednesday, but wrangling over Ukraine’s upfront cash payments threatens to push a deal out of reach, even as temperatures have fallen below zero in Kiev. …read more Source: The...
