Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Tillerson says Russia must make first move in Ukraine peace process
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Russia must take the first steps to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine, adding that Washington’s primary goal is the restoration of Ukrainian territorial integrity. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says need for measures for genuine Ukraine ceasefire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Implementation of the Minsk agreements to end the conflict in Ukraine’s crises has been too slow, and there is a need for measures leading to a genuine ceasefire, a Kremlin spokesman said on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Macron, Putin agree on importance of ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany, France and Russia met on Saturday and agreed on the importance of implementing a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, agreed under the Minsk accords, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
Putin discussed Syria, Ukraine, cyber-security with Trump – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he discussed Ukraine, Syria, terrorism and cyber-security with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO Volker to resolve Ukraine crisis – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has appointed Kurt Volker, the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, to serve as a special representative to Ukraine, according to a pooled media report citing State Department official R.C. Hammond. …read more Source: The...
UK concerned at 'faltering' Ukraine reforms – foreign minister Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was worried Ukrainian government reforms were faltering, citing concerns over the selection of Supreme Court judges and obstacles facing anti-graft civil society groups. …read more Source: The...
Merkel and Trump discuss North Korea, Middle East, Ukraine
HAMBURG (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a summit of world leaders in Hamburg on Thursday, discussing North Korea, the Middle East, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and G20 themes, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: The...
U.S. considering appointing envoy to Ukraine peace agreement – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All parties to the Minsk agreement to end fighting in Ukraine want to cooperate with the United States, and Washington is considering appointing an envoy to the negotiations, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Servers of hacked Ukraine software firm not updated since 2013 – presidential official
KIEV (Reuters) – The servers of the Ukrainian software firm used as part of last week’s global cyber attack were not updated since February 2013, Dmytro Shymkiv, the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine scrambles to contain new cyber threat after 'NotPetya' attack
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian software firm used to launch last week’s global cyber attack warned on Wednesday that all computers sharing a network with its infected accounting software had been compromised by hackers. …read more Source: The...
