Section: The Star (Malaysia)
President's re-election pitch resonates in heartland of Ukraine's revolution
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – At a cemetery in western Ukraine, a tall, grey-haired man lights candles and kisses the gravestone of his 35-year-old brother Taras, whose death, he said, changed his mind about who should win this month’s presidential election. …read more Source: The...
Comedian Zelenskiy keeps Ukraine presidential poll lead
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy has kept his lead in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Canada to extend military training missions in Ukraine, Iraq
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will keep a 200-strong military training mission in Ukraine for another three years to help domestic security forces handle continuing tensions with Russia, Ottawa said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Putin, in Crimea for annexation anniversary, launches power stations
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin inaugurated two new power stations in Crimea on Monday after flying into the Black Sea peninsula to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the region from Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Canada to extend military training mission in Ukraine – source
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will announce as expected on Monday that is extending a 200-strong military training mission in Ukraine, a source directly familiar with the matter said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
U.S., EU, Canada impose sanctions on Russians over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and European Union on Friday imposed fresh sanctions to punish Russia for its 2018 attack on three Ukrainian ships as well as its annexation of Crimea and its activities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Five years on, Crimea annexation divides a family
KIEV/SIMFEROPOL (Reuters) – Five years after Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine, prominent dissident Ilmi Umerov finds himself in Kiev, separated from his wife and family in Crimea whom he fears rejoining because of what he thinks is the threat of prosecution. …read more Source: The...
EU sanctions eight Russians over Azov Sea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union sanctioned on Friday eight more Russians over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea, including senior security service officials and military commanders that the bloc accuses of preventing Ukrainian ships from reaching port. …read more Source: The...
Comedian Zelenskiy extends Ukraine presidential poll lead
KIEV (Reuters) – Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended his lead in Ukraine’s presidential election race, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Before Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in east Ukraine, Moscow had a Ukrainian president who did much of what it wanted. Now, as Ukraine readies to elect a new leader, none of the main candidates look that enticing to Russia. …read more Source: The...
