Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Germany to move ahead on new short-range air defence system
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German military has decided to replace its ageing short-range air defence systems and help fill a gap that has caused concern among NATO allies following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a defence ministry spokesman said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
EU's Tusk calls on Russia to end violence in east Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk, the chairman of EU leaders’ meetings, called on Russia on Thursday to use its influence with rebels in east Ukraine to stop a recent spike in violence there. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says military cargo plane shot at from Russian-held gas rig
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday a Ukrainian military cargo plane had been shot at with a firearm from a Russian-held gas rig on the Black Sea. …read more Source: The...
Moscow denies it shot at Ukrainian warplane – Tass
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Black Sea naval command on Wednesday denied an allegation by Kiev that a Ukrainian AN-26 military cargo plane had been shot over the sea, Tass news agency cited the command as saying. …read more Source: The...
NATO calls on Russia to help stop spike in violence in east Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia on Wednesday to use its “considerable influence” with rebels in eastern Ukraine to end what he described as “the most serious spike in violations” of a shaky truce there in a long time. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Ukraine flare-up shows need for U.S.-Russia talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A recent flare-up of hostilities in eastern Ukraine shows the need for a swift resumption in dialogue between the United States and Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Germany's Schulz calls Trump 'un-American', warns against lifting Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s centre-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies as “un-American” and warned against lifting sanctions imposed against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
U.N. Security Council expresses 'grave concern' over Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council expressed its “grave concern” on Tuesday over the “dangerous deterioration” in eastern Ukraine and called for a halt to the violence. …read more Source: The...
U.S. says deeply concerned by spike in violence in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is “deeply concerned” with the spike in violence in eastern Ukraine, which has caused dozens of Ukrainian military and civilian casualties, the State Department said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Kiev undermined peace deal with east Ukraine fighting
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday accused Ukrainian-backed forces of undermining a peace deal over eastern Ukraine by launching an attack there on pro-Russian rebels the previous day. …read more Source: The...
