Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Poroshenko sure Trump will not change U.S. policy on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he did not expect the election of Donald Trump to the White House to bring any great change in U.S. support for his country. …read more Source: The...
Russia says to attend Ukraine talks if Paris, Berlin think it's useful
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday he was willing to attend four-way talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine if mediators Germany and France believe the meeting can be useful. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko to hear some praise, calls to do more at summit with EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will praise Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday for his reform efforts but behind the scenes the EU is losing patience over Kiev’s slow fight against corruption and the intractable conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source: The...
Germany, France seek four-way talks on eastern Ukraine conflict on Nov. 29
BERLIN/KIEV (Reuters) – Germany and France have invited Ukraine and Russia to meet in Minsk next week for four-way talks aimed at kick-starting peace talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Not to give Ukraine EU visa deal will embolden Putin – Rasmussen
KIEV (Reuters) – Russia will be more aggressive towards Ukraine if the European Union does not honour a promise of visa-free travel for Ukrainians, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former NATO chief and now an adviser to Kiev’s president, said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says detention of its soldiers near Crimea was 'provocation'
MINSK (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s detention of two Russian soldiers near the border with Crimea was “a provocation.” …read more Source: The...
Detained servicemen were on Kiev-controlled territory, says Ukraine – agency
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s State Security Service said on Monday it had detained two servicemen on the Ukraine-controlled side of the Crimean border who were former members of the Ukrainian military who had deserted to join Russia, Interfax Ukraine reported. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukraine seized two Russian servicemen from Crimea – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that Ukrainian intelligence services had seized two Russian servicemen from Crimea and taken them to Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source: The...
Obama, Putin speak for four minutes about Syria and Ukraine
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for about four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, a White House official said. …read more Source: The...
Obama, EU leaders agree to maintain cooperation via NATO after Trump victory
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and European leaders on Friday underscored the importance of working together in NATO and chided Russia for its bombing of Syria and failure to implement a Ukrainian peace accord. …read more Source: The...
