Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Kremlin plans new Ukraine convoy as border clashes rage
The Kremlin announced plans on Monday (Aug 25) for a second aid convoy into Ukraine, heightening tensions on the eve of crunch talks, while fresh clashes raged along the border and around the main rebel-held city. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia claims MH17 crash investigation stalled
Russia complained Monday (Aug 25) of a failure to release details of the investigation into the Malaysian jet that crashed in Ukraine in July, accusing international investigators of lack of transparency. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia plans another aid convoy to Ukraine
Moscow has informed Kiev that it intends to send a second humanitarian aid convoy into rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday (Aug 25). …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko rallies thousands in ‘battle for Ukraine’
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday (Aug 24) decried Russian “aggression” as Kiev staged a symbolic Independence Day parade while battling pro-Moscow rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel urges Ukraine truce as Russia convoy returns home
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday (Aug 23), as a controversial Russian convoy returned home. …read more Source: Channel...
Blasts hit Ukraine football stadium
Two powerful explosions on Saturday (Aug 23) hit Donbass Arena, home to Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. The club said there were no casualties among staff. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel jets into Kiev as tensions soar over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Saturday (Aug 23) in Kiev for crucial talks with Ukraine’s pro-Western leadership on how to end the bloodshed in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...
First aid lorries returning from Ukraine to Russia: OSCE
The first lorries from Moscow’s controversial aid convoy to rebel-held parts of Ukraine began returning to Russia on Saturday (Aug 23), OSCE monitors said. …read more Source: Channel...
Artillery fire kills two civilians in Donetsk
Two civilians were killed Saturday (Aug 23) apparently by artillery fire in Donetsk, the main separatist stronghold in eastern Ukraine, an AFP reporter witnessed. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel, Obama warn of ‘dangerous escalation’ in Ukraine
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Friday that Russia was triggering a “dangerous escalation” of the conflict in Ukraine due to its military presence and shelling there. …read more Source: Channel...
