Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Friday urged both Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine and said France and Germany were ready to help by monitoring naval traffic near the Crimean coast. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Putin has allowed German experts to monitor Kerch Strait
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a proposal by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for German experts to monitor the Kerch Strait near Crimea. …read more Source: The...
German minister – Kerch Strait is now open for shipping
MOSCOW (Reuters) – It is widely acknowledged that ships can pass through the Kerch Strait – a body of water shared between Russia and Ukraine – is now free, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine foreign minister says arms talks with U.S. ongoing
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Friday that arms negotiations were ongoing with the United States. …read more Source: The...
Russia rules to hold jailed Ukrainian sailors until April 24 – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in Moscow ruled on Wednesday that four Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia last year off the coast of Crimea should be kept in pre-trial detention until April 24, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Moscow court extends arrest of 4 Ukrainian sailors until April 24 – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in Moscow on Tuesday ordered the first four of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off the coast of Crimea last year to be held in pre-trial detention until April 24, RIA and Interfax news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian seamen
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded on Friday that Russia release Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships last month. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine may force church to add 'Russian' to its name
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian MPs passed a law on Thursday that could force the Moscow-backed church in Ukraine to add “Russian” to its name, aimed at curbing the influence of priests whom the authorities call a threat to national security. …read more Source: The...
Putin says Russia ready to respect Azov Sea accord with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was willing to respect a Russian-Ukrainian accord governing the joint use of the Azov Sea and that Moscow wanted to normalise the situation around the waters. …read more Source: The...
U.S. to remove sanctions from aluminium giant Rusal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury will lift sanctions on the core empire of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, including aluminium giant Rusal and its parent En+ , watering down the toughest penalties imposed since Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The...
