Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
French, German leaders in new Ukraine peace push
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande flew into Kiev on Thursday (Feb 5) to present a new peace plan in the biggest diplomatic push yet to halt an upsurge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’
NATO is set to agree to a major boost to its defences in eastern Europe in response to what it calls Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce
Four people were killed when a hospital in east Ukraine was shelled on Wednesday (Feb 4) ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will focus on the possibility of arming Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms
Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Washington mulls funnelling heavy weapons to Kiev to battle pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine tightens rules for Russians entering country
From March 1 Russians will no longer be able to enter Ukraine on their internal identity documents and will instead require a passport for overseas travel, a government decree says. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch team at MH17 crash site to collect more remains
A Dutch team is at the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines jetliner crashed in July, officials said. …read more Source: Channel...
Separatists vow to escalate Ukraine conflict
The declaration came after the separatists vowed to push their offensive to take over the entirety of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and the latest bid to establish a ceasefire collapsed. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine separatist leader vows to mobilise 100,000 men
The declaration came after the separatists vowed to push their offensive to take over the entirety of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and the latest bid to establish a ceasefire collapsed. …read more Source: Channel...
US reconsidering arming Ukraine’s forces: Report
NATO’s military commander and Obama administration officials appear to be moving toward supporting sending defensive weapons to Kiev’s forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Sunday (Feb 1). …read more Source: Channel...
Fierce fighting rages for key Ukraine town
Battles raged on Sunday (Feb 1) between government forces and pro-Russian rebels for control of a strategic transport hub as the death toll mounted in east Ukraine following the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: Channel...
