Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Teenage cadets swear allegiance to Ukraine rebel state
Now, as fighting rumbles on between between pro-Russian insurgents and government forces, cadets are pledging an oath of loyalty to the rebels’ self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR). …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch complete MH17 wreckage recovery in Ukraine
Dutch experts have completed the recovery of wreckage from the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia regime change West’s real aim in Ukraine row: Lavrov
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke out against Western sanctions on Russia after US Vice President Joe Biden hinted on Friday at possible further measures over Moscow’s “unacceptable” role in the former Soviet republic. …read more Source: Channel...
Moscow accuses West of seeking Russia ‘regime change’
The United States and European Union have imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow as they blame Russia for abetting the pro-Kremlin insurgents in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine
Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday (Nov 22) that Russia has 7,500 troops in the east of the country, which destabilises the situation in the east where pro-Moscow separatists have been fighting government troops for months. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine declares NATO ambition on protests anniversary
Ukraine’s new coalition government made joining NATO a priority Friday in a move likely to provoke fresh Russian anger as thousands gathered in Kiev to mark the first anniversary of protests which unleashed a year of turmoil. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine on Maidan anniversary
US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under a September peace plan, adding: “So long as that continues, Russia will face rising costs, greater isolation.” …read more Source: Channel...
Russia risks more isolation over Ukraine aggression: Biden
US Vice-President Joe Biden warned that Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under agreements struck in September. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden in talks with Ukraine leaders as toll rises in east
US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders on Friday (Nov 21) on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an announcement on further US assistance. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia had long proposed a legally binding agreement that would honour the principles of “indivisibility of security” but the West had shot down the idea. …read more Source: Channel...
