Section: The Star (Malaysia)
No sleep for Ukraine officials as corruption reform deadline looms
KIEV (Reuters) – As the deadline nears for some 50,000 Ukrainian officials to fill out wealth declaration forms, lawmakers and ministers have vented their frustration at the tedious procedure with a mix of wry jokes and angry outbursts. …read more Source: The...
Attacks on Ukraine central bank chief a threat to stability – presidential deputy
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s reform council headed by President Petro Poroshenko has condemned recent accusations against central bank chief Valeriia Gontareva, saying they undermine stability at the bank, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Time to declare – Ukrainian anti-corruption reform faces threats
KIEV (Reuters) – The prime minister urged his cabinet colleagues to be brave enough to do it, saying it was like shutting one’s eyes before parachuting out of a plane. …read more Source: The...
German AfD leader: Trump offers change that may ease US-Russian tensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s anti-immigrant party chief said on Thursday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian relations which could help reduce conflict in Ukraine to Berlin’s advantage. …read more Source: The...
Dutch PM not optimistic on deal over EU-Ukraine partnership
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he was not optimistic of reaching a deal over the partnership between the European Union and Ukraine, which was rejected by Dutch voters in a referendum in April. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says Berlin talks on Ukraine crisis were positive
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday talks on the Ukraine crisis in Berlin were “as a whole, positive”. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin says Minsk accord should be basis for Ukraine solution
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Minsk accord, reached in February 2015 in the Belarussian capital, should be the basis for a resolution of the crisis in southeast Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Wednesday after international talks in Berlin. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine – roadmap for Minsk peace process to be drawn up in November
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia have agreed to draw up a roadmap in November on how to implement a Minsk ceasefire agreement for eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday after four-way leader talks. …read more Source: The...
Germany, Russia sceptical of breakthrough at four-way Ukraine talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany and Russia played down prospects of four-way talks on Wednesday achieving a breakthrough in the stalled Ukraine peace process at the first such meeting in just over a year. …read more Source: The...
Russia says can respond forcefully if U.S. toughens sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is able to take asymmetrical and forceful measures if the United States introduces tougher sanctions on Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told lawmakers on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
