Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Germany, Ukraine agree more talks needed before four-way summit
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed more talks were needed before a “Normandy format” summit on the Ukraine conflict could be held, the German government said. …read more Source: The...
Children's bed shaped like missile that downed MH17 plane stirs unease in Russia
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian firm has caused a stir after putting on sale a children’s bed in the shape of a Buk missile launcher of the kind that shot down a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: The...
U.K. supports call for EU sanctions against Congo officials
DAKAR (Reuters) – The United Kingdom said on Thursday it backs targeted European Union sanctions against officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to end government repression and encourage a peaceful transition of power. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin still sees chance of four-way summit on Ukraine on Oct. 19
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday that it still sees a chance of holding a “Normandy format” summit on the Ukraine conflict in Berlin on Oct. 19. …read more Source: The...
France, Germany, Russia leaders discuss possible summit on Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Russia discussed on a telephone call on Wednesday what needed to be done to ensure a summit on the Ukraine crisis could take place soon, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Factbox – EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s indignation over Russian air strikes against rebels in Syria has shifted its debate on sanctions against Moscow over a different conflict – in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
"Real progress" needed for Ukraine summit to take place – French source
PARIS (Reuters) – A proposed summit on Oct. 19 between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany to discuss the conflict in Ukraine can only take place if there is “real progress” on the key stumbling blocks in the coming days, a French diplomatic source said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Escalation in Syria means EU less likely to soften stance on Russia
BRUSSELS/ PARIS (Reuters) – Outraged by Russia’s intensified air strikes on rebels in Syria, the European Union is now less likely to ease sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine, diplomats say, and some in the bloc are raising the prospect of more punitive steps against the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
EU officials see sanctions against Russia over Ukraine continuing
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Parliament President Martin Schulz on Monday said it was important to remain in dialogue with Russia and not dismiss it as a pariah, but also to maintain pressure on Moscow over its actions in eastern Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military postpones withdrawal from town, cites rebel shelling
STANYTSA LUHANSKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military on Sunday postponed a planned parallel withdrawal with pro-Russian separatists from Stanytsa Luhanska, a town on the eastern frontline, saying rebels had disregarded the agreement by firing artillery at Ukrainian positions. …read more Source: The...
