Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Exclusive: Dutch want guarantees on Ukraine deal at EU summit – draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wants EU leaders to say on Thursday that the bloc’s new agreement on closer ties with Kiev covers no extra security or financial obligations, a draft said. …read more Source: The...
OSCE to replace drones shot down over east Ukraine
HAMBURG (Reuters) – The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Friday launched a tender for long-range drones after losing eight such aircraft over eastern Ukraine since it began a monitoring mission there. …read more Source: The...
OSCE members urge parties to Ukraine conflict to meet commitments
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Member states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agree on the need for the parties to the conflict in eastern Ukraine to meet their commitments to end the violence there, the group’s chairman said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. senators urge Trump to take tough line on Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of 27 U.S. senators sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to take a tough line against Russia over what they termed its “military land grab” in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
EU unblocks visa-free travel for Ukraine, Georgia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will soon let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc without needing a visa after officials said a deal had been struck on Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the promised measures. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine feels let down by EU with visa deal elusive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ready to join trilateral gas talks in Brussels
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to join trilateral talks to discuss gas issues with Russia on Dec. 9 in Brussels, Ukraine state energy company Naftogaz said on its Twitter account on Monday (https://twitter.com/naftogazukraine). …read more Source: The...
France worried by Russian warships off Crimea coast, urges restraint
PARIS (Reuters) – France called for restraint between Russia and Ukraine after warships from Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet took up position off Crimea’s western coastline in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukrainian missile drills are 'dangerous precedent' – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday Ukrainian missile tests near Crimea were a “dangerous precedent,” Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Putin says work on Russia's bridge to Crimea is on schedule
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is pressing ahead with construction of a road and rail bridge to Crimea and work is on schedule, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address in the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
