Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Germany, France press for peace plan action ahead of Ukraine visit
Germany and France on Monday called for the implementation of the Minsk peace plan for Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kiev to set aside differences and push forward with reforms. …read more Source: Channel...
EU says Ukraine at ‘critical juncture’, must stick to reforms
Ukraine’s renewed political crisis has left the country at a “critical juncture” but Kiev must stick to necessary reforms, the European Union said on Monday after Kiev’s ruling coalition last week lost its majority in the parliament. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Eurovision song mourns Moscow purge of Crimean Tatars
A Crimean Tatar who sings about Joseph Stalin’s deportation of hundreds of thousands of people from her Black Sea homeland will represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest, two years after Russia annexed the territory. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia hopes Ukrainian truck ban will end on Saturday – agencies
The Russian transport ministry hopes that a Ukrainian ban on Russian trucks will end on Saturday and has made an offer to resolve a dispute over the issue, local agencies quoted the ministry as saying on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch to establish spot from which MH17 missile was fired: Media
All 298 passengers and crew died when the plane was shot down with a Russian-made BUK anti-aircraft missile over war-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden welcomes passage of Ukraine reforms in call with Poroshenko – White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in a telephone call on Thursday, commended Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on the passage of anti-corruption legislation sought by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, the White House said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine Samopomich party quits ruling coalition
Ukraine’s Samopomich party has decided to quit the ruling coalition, one of its leaders Oleh Berezyuk said on Thursday, increasing pressure on prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk to find new allies or risk the collapse of the government. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine says ready for court battle with Russia over US$3 billion bond
Ukraine is ready to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by Russia in relation to a US$3 billion (2.08 billion pound) Eurobond that Moscow insists Kiev must repay, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Yatsenyuk hobbled despite winning no-confidence vote
Ukraine’s pro-Western government has been left politically weakened and under even fiercer pressure from foreign allies to pursue reforms needed for the release of vital aid despite narrowly surviving a no-confidence vote. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine PM says needs to reshuffle the coalition
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday that it was essential to reshuffle the ruling coalition, adding that he was in discussions with political groups, including the populist Radical party, in that regard. …read more Source: Channel...
