Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Putin to hold more talks with Ukraine, EU leaders on Friday – RIA news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold more talks on Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, RIA news agency reported on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin says meeting with Ukraine's Poroshenko 'positive'
MILAN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday his meeting with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko and EU leaders had been “positive”, but despite his upbeat comment, there was no sign of a decisive breakthrough in solving the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Serious differences remain after Merkel-Putin meeting – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Serious differences remain between Germany and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine following talks in Italy between Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Milan summit offers Putin and Poroshenko time to talk
MILAN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko are looking to patch up a faltering ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and resolve a dispute over natural gas supplies when they meet in Milan on Friday. …read more Source: The...
EU should intervene to secure gas supplies if Russia cuts – EU energy chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU authorities should be ready to intervene to secure gas supplies in the bloc in the event that the crisis over Ukraine leads to a major disruption of flows from Russia, the European Union’s energy chief said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
IMF to determine increase in Ukraine aid at month-end – central bank governor
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s mission to Ukraine will determine at the end of October how much additional financial aid Kiev needs, central bank Governor Valeria Gontareva said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says Russia sanctions do not preclude dialogue
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a speech in parliament on Thursday that sanctions against Russia over Ukraine were necessary but they did not preclude dialogue with Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Putin says gas transit to Europe via Ukraine still problematic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian natural gas transit through Ukraine to Europe is still problematic and alternative supply routes, such as the planned South Stream pipeline, should be used to solve the issue, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview. …read more Source: The...
Putin warns U.S. spat over Ukraine threatens global stability
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin warned Washington that a spat between nuclear powers over the Ukraine crisis could threaten global stability and said in remarks published on Wednesday that Russia would not be “blackmailed” by sanctions. …read more Source: The...
Putin to meet Ukraine, EU leaders in Milan on Friday – Italy PM's office
ROME (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, Britain and Italy along with European Union officials on Friday during an EU-Asia summit in Milan, the Italian prime minister’s office said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
