Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Exiled former Russian lawmaker shot dead in Kiev – police
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of “state terrorism” after a former Russian lawmaker and key witness in a treason case against former leader Viktor Yanukovich was shot dead in broad daylight outside a hotel in central Kiev on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Ukrainian claims of Russian hand in ex-MP's murder are 'absurd'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Kremlin said on Thursday that allegations from Ukrainian authorities that Moscow was behind the murder of a fugitive Russian MP in Kiev were absurd, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says saboteurs blow up arms warehouse in east
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said unknown saboteurs blew up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at a military base in the east of the country early on Thursday, but nobody was hurt. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says sanctions on Russian banks to start from Thursday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank said sanctions against subsidiaries of Russian banks will take effect from Thursday, and will include prohibitions on financial operations that benefit the banks’ parent structures. …read more Source: The...
IMF delays more aid to Ukraine to assess cost of blockade
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has postponed a decision to disburse more aid to Ukraine in order to assess the impact of an economic blockade Kiev imposed on separatist-held territory, the IMF and Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Russia-backed Crimea chief says Putin should be president for life
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian-backed prime minister of Crimea said on Saturday that Vladimir Putin should be made president of Russia for life and that the Soviet Union would never have collapsed had Putin been in charge. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Metinvest says separatists have seized assets
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s largest steelmaker, Metinvest said on Wednesday steel and coke assets in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists had been seized by rebels. …read more Source: The...
Key U.S. Senate committee leaders say Russia sanctions must remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee both said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted without drastic changes by Russia. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine suspends all cargo traffic with separatist-held territory
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Security and Defence Council approved on Wednesday the suspension of all cargo traffic with separatist-held territory, the council’s Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov said. …read more Source: The...
Disappearing books – How Russia is shuttering its Ukrainian library
MOSCOW (Reuters) – First, armed police seized some of its books. Next, its director was put on trial accused of stirring up ethnic hatred. And now, quietly, its shelves have been emptied and its volumes packed up, ready to be merged into another library’s collection. …read more Source: The...
