Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine asks West to ramp up sanctions on Russia
MILAN (Reuters) – Ukraine urged a gathering of dozens of foreign ministers on Thursday to increase sanctions against Russia, accusing Moscow of ramping up aggression against Kiev and sowing “instability and insecurity” across the West. …read more Source: The...
Russia holds drills in Black Sea region amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is holding naval and surface-to-air missile drills in the Black Sea region amid tensions with Ukraine and the West over the capture of three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews off the coast of Crimea last month. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine council to meet on Dec 15 to form independent church – president
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian church council will meet on Dec. 15 in order to create an independent Orthodox church and elect its leader, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine resumes grain shipments from the Azov Sea – ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has resumed grain shipments from the Azov Sea, blocked for around 10 days after a military standoff between Ukraine and Russia in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Kiev says Russia has 'partially unlocked' Ukrainian Azov Sea ports
KIEV (Reuters) – Russia has partially unlocked Ukrainian sea ports on the Azov Sea, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister Volodymyr Omelyan said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Nord Stream 2 withdrawal would reduce Germany's ability to help Ukraine – Maas
BERLIN (Reuters) – German withdrawal from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project would not halt the Russian project but would reduce Germany’s ability to advocate for some gas supplies to continue to be sent via Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin calls absurd accusation it has designs on Ukrainian sea ports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday called absurd a Ukrainian accusation it has designs on the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk in order to create a land corridor between Russian-annexed Crimea and eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Merkel protege suggests reducing gas flow through Nord Stream 2 pipeline
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must answer urgent, growing political concerns about the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project given Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships and their crew off the coast of Crimea, a senior German conservative said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Putin says no discussion with Ukraine about release of sailors
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that there was no discussion with Ukraine about the possible release of the Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships by Russia last month. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Macron press Putin to free Ukrainian sailors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Russian Vladimir Putin to release Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships by Russia last month, Putin’s spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
