Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Putin accuses Ukraine of choosing terror over peace
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of choosing terror over peace on Wednesday and of playing a dangerous game after Russia’s FSB security service said it had thwarted a series of armed Ukrainian raids on annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The...
Russia accuses Ukraine of armed Crimea incursion, says two killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Wednesday it had thwarted an armed Ukrainian incursion into Crimea designed to target critical infrastructure and that a Russian soldier and FSB employee had been killed in the clashes. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France may meet on G20 sidelines – Lavrov
BAKU (Reuters) – Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany may hold a “summit” on the sidelines of the Group of 20 meeting in China to discuss the Ukraine peace process, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Senior separatist official in east Ukraine wounded in explosion
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – The head of the separatist-controlled Luhansk region in east Ukraine was wounded on Saturday after an explosion near his car that regional officials said was an assassination attempt. …read more Source: The...
Former U.S. security officials call Trump comments 'disgraceful'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of former U.S. national security officials, including some who have worked for top Republicans, called Donald Trump’s recent comments about NATO, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other matters “disgraceful” in a letter released on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rejects Russia's proposed ambassador to Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has rejected Russia’s proposed candidate for its next ambassador to Kiev, a senior Ukrainian foreign ministry official said. …read more Source: The...
Civilian casualties highest in a year in Ukraine – UN rights boss
GENEVA (Reuters) – Civilian casualties from shelling, mines and booby traps in eastern Ukraine are at their highest in a year as government forces and pro-Moscow separatists constantly violate a ceasefire, the U.N. rights boss said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Savchenko launches hunger strike over political inaction
KIEV (Reuters) – Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian servicewoman-turned-lawmaker who spent two years in a Russian jail, announced a new hunger strike on Tuesday to speed up the release of other Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, accusing Ukraine’s president of ignoring their plight. …read more Source: The...
Three killed in a missile explosion at a plant in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Three people died, including a NATO representative, in an explosion at a military installation in northern Ukraine, the Ukrainian defence company Ukroboronprom said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russia asks London court to order Ukraine to repay $3 billion Eurobond
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Finance Ministry said on Thursday that it had asked the London court handling a lawsuit over Ukraine’s $3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia to issue an expedited judgment ordering Kiev to repay the debt. …read more Source: The...
