Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Analysis – Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine towards its dream of a place in Europe – but Russia’s Vladimir Putin still holds cards that could thwart him. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Lavrov says ties with Washington need 'reset 2.0'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow called on Sunday for a new “reset 2.0” in relations with Washington, saying the situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions against Russia was now improving thanks to Kremlin peace initiatives. …read more Source: The...
German EU lawmaker says Russia barred her from entering
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A German member of the European Parliament said on Friday she had been barred from entering Russia when she tried to attend a court hearing there for a Ukrainian woman army officer. …read more Source: The...
Pro-presidential block to win early Ukrainian elections – poll
KIEV (Reuters) – A political bloc that supports President Petro Poroshenko looks set to triumph in Ukraine’s parliamentary election next month, said a poll published on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia denies its military met Ukrainian officials to discuss buffer zone
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Friday any of its military officials had met the Ukrainian military to work out details of a buffer zone being created in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Berlin unaware of plans for talks with Russia, Ukraine and France
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin does not know of any current plans for Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France, a German government spokesman said on Friday, adding that Germany would be ready to join such talks if it were helpful. …read more Source: The...
Berlin says Ukraine rebels' election plans harm peace process
BERLIN (Reuters) – Plans by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to hold local elections in November would undermine a ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk and destabilise the situation, the German foreign ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin, Ukraine's Poroshenko discuss meeting – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have discussed the possibility of meeting, either alone or with the leaders of Germany and France, a senior Kremlin official said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian, Russian officials start work to set up 'buffer zone' in east
KIEV (Reuters) – Senior Ukrainian and Russian military officials met on Friday to mark out a proposed ‘buffer zone’ in eastern Ukraine from which government forces and separatists will pull back artillery and other heavy armaments, Ukrainian military officials said. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – Ukraine prime minister says Russians 'want us to freeze'
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic. …read more Source: The...
