Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine makes two high-profile detentions in corruption case
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities detained a former lawmaker and the deputy chief of state energy firm Naftogaz in a case related to the embezzlement of $17.3 million through selling uranium concentrate at inflated prices, prosecutors and the anti-corruption bureau said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.N. court orders Russia to halt discrimination of Crimean Tartar minority
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The highest United Nations court on Wednesday ordered Russia to halt discrimination of ethnic Crimean Tartars, handing down an interim ruling in a dispute in which Ukraine is seeking to stop what is says is Moscow’s support for separatists. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko says sanctions on Russia must stay
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday called for Western sanctions on Russia to be maintained in order to keep the Kremlin in line and to ensure the success of Ukraine’s own economic reform programme. …read more Source: The...
Eleven missing after ship sinks off Crimean coast – officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A cargo ship heading from Russia to Turkey sunk off the coast of Crimea early on Wednesday morning and 11 of the crew are missing, Crimea’s emergency situations ministry said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine – Washington won't allow 'package deal' with Russia over Syria, Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko got assurances from U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Washington will not allow any deal that links the fates of Ukraine and Syria, Poroshenko’s office said in a statement on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. asks G7 ministers why it should care about Ukraine conflict
LUCCA, Italy (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked his European counterparts on Tuesday why American voters should care about the conflict in Ukraine, France’s foreign minister said. …read more Source: The...
After praise and death threats, Ukraine's central bank governor quits
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank governor, Valeria Gontareva, resigned on Monday, depriving the country of a tough reformer capable of taking on vested interests at a time when the economy is just recovering from a steep recession. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Trump discuss Afghanistan, Ukraine – German spokesman
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation in Afghanistan and eastern Ukraine on the telephone on Wednesday, a German government spokesman said on Thursday, echoing a readout from the White House. …read more Source: The...
Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed several issues including the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Lavrov-Tillerson meeting to discuss Syria, global security
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss global security, including the Syria, North Korea and Ukraine situations, during the latter’s visit to Moscow, the ministry said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
