Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Ukraine says peace process at risk without EU sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Loosening the European Union’s economic sanctions on Russia would wreck the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, because the measures are the West’s only leverage over Moscow, Kiev’s deputy foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Biden warns Ukraine on reforms, says EU sanctions on Russia at risk
(Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Ukraine needs to live up to its promises on economic and political reforms or risk seeing the European Union walk away from its sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The...
Russian 'lies' worse than Soviet era, Ukraine's Poroshenko tells U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a scathing attack on neighbouring Russia on Wednesday, accusing it of “lies and manipulations” that even Soviet leaders at the height of the Cold War had not dared. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine, separatists agree troop withdrawals in three hot spots
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists agreed on Wednesday to withdraw troops from three small towns on the front line in eastern Ukraine, a pilot de-escalation project that is part of the latest push to get a much-violated ceasefire to stick. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive – How EU firms skirt sanctions to do business in Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Products for sale in the Crimean stores of two European retailers are being shipped there from Russia via a ferry and port that are subject to EU sanctions, people involved in the transportation said, suggesting companies are finding ways around the punitive economic regime facing Moscow since 2014....
German economy minister to discuss EU sanctions with Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, heading to Moscow for talks about trade with President Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday he favoured a lifting of EU sanctions on Russia but that would require making progress on peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Biden meets Ukraine's Poroshenko, urges faster reforms in energy, justice
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday and said it was imperative for Ukraine’s leadership to accelerate reforms needed to strengthen Ukraine’s energy and justice sectors, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Slovakia's Fico says Ukraine doing less than Russia to meet Minsk deal
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk agreement, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Foreign ministers visit eastern Ukraine as fresh ceasefire begins
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Germany, France and Ukraine visited eastern Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces agreed to a ceasefire in a conflict that has killed over 9,600 since spring 2014. …read more Source: The...
IMF board approves $1 billion loan disbursement to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said its board approved a long-awaited loan disbursement of about $1 billion (755.57 million pounds) to Ukraine after a review of the country’s bailout program. …read more Source: The...
