Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Russia says it has detained Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had detained a group of saboteurs who it said were planning to attack military sites and vital infrastructure in Crimea. …read more Source: The...
EU agrees new sanctions against Crimea officials, EU's presidency says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday new targeted sanctions against Crimean officials, adding to restrictive measures adopted after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source: The...
Saakashvili says to resign as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region
KIEV (Reuters) – Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili tendered his resignation from the post of governor of Ukraine’s southern Odessa region on Monday, saying he would continue to fight corruption. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian hackers promise leaks on Putin spokesman
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian hackers behind recent Kremlin email leaks said on Thursday they planned to release more information taken from accounts linked to senior Russian officials, including to President Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebuilds navy, with U.S. help, to counter Russian build-up in Crimea
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is refitting and expanding its naval fleet, including repairing its flagship, the frigate “Hetman Sahaydachnyy”, to counter a Russian military build-up in the annexed territory of Crimea, the commander of the Ukrainian navy says. …read more Source: The...
Dutch royals lay tributes for MH17 victims, war dead in Australia
CANBERRA: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands laid sunflowers at a memorial in the Australian capital on Wednesday for victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine two years ago. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth
KIEV (Reuters) – An anti-corruption reform requiring senior Ukrainian officials to declare their wealth online has exposed a vast difference between the fortunes of politicians and those they represent. …read more Source: The...
Dutch government seeks more time for solution on Ukraine-EU treaty impasse
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government sought more time on Monday to find a way to avoid having to revoke the country’s support for a partnership agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, the foreign minister said in a letter to parliament. …read more Source: The...
Dutch PM may submit bill to revoke support for EU-Ukraine treaty on Monday
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said that his government may submit a bill revoking Dutch support for the European Union-Ukraine treaty on Monday. …read more Source: The...
A third of Germans fear war erupting with Russia over Ukraine, Syria – poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – One in three Germans worry that tensions between the West and Russia over Crimea, Ukraine and Syria could lead to a military confrontation, according to an opinion poll by the respected Forsa institute published on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
