Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs – president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs including Oleg Deripaska, following the lead of penalties ordered by the United States, President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says Nord Stream 2 not possible without clarity for Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could not go ahead without clarity on Ukraine’s role as a gas transit route, appearing to harden her stance towards the project. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine investigates claims Gaddafi funded Tymoshenko campaign
KIEV (Reuters) – Corruption investigators in Ukraine are looking into allegations that late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave a multi-million euro donation to the presidential campaign of Yulia Tymoshenko in 2010, Ukrainian MP Volodymyr Ariev said. …read more Source: The...
Czech, Ukrainian envoys summoned to Russian foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Representatives of the Czech and Ukrainian embassies in Moscow arrived at the Russian foreign ministry building on Friday, a Reuters camera operator at the scene said. …read more Source: The...
Factbox – Diplomatic moves against Russia after nerve gas attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are diplomatic measures announced against Russia by the United States, Canada, several EU countries and Ukraine in response to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent with military-grade nerve agent in the English town of Salisbury. …read more Source: The...
Kiev plans to prevent Russians in Ukraine from voting in Russian election
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian Interior Ministry will not allow Russian citizens in Ukraine to vote in Russia’s presidential election after Moscow decided that the vote would also be held in Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine prosecutor accuses former war hero of parliament attack plot
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top prosecutor has accused Nadiya Savchenko, a former helicopter navigator who became a national hero after being held in a Russian jail, of planning an attack on parliament. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin, in home strait of election campaign, visits Crimea
THE KERCH STRAIT (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday inspected a new bridge linking Crimea to Russia, touting his annexation of the peninsula to voters days before an election all but guaranteed to deliver him a second consecutive term in power. …read more Source: The...
EU's Mogherini says Ukraine must do more to fight corruption
KIEV (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday Ukraine must do more to fight corruption and establish an anti-corruption court in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, a rights watchdog. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian doctor struggles with lack of resources
KIEV (Reuters) – Family doctor Dmitriy Rozumiy struggles to bridge the gap between what his patients in rural Ukraine need and what the country’s cash-strapped healthcare system can provide. …read more Source: The...
