Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Dutch ‘no’ on Ukraine pact would force rethink, minister says
The Dutch government would be obliged to reconsider its position on an EU pact establishing closer ties with Ukraine if it loses an upcoming referendum on the issue, the country’s foreign minister said, but he stopped short of saying a “no” vote would scupper the treaty. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine authorities announce find of arms linked to 2014 protest
Ukrainian investigators said Saturday they had found a cache of 24 guns implicated in a bloody crackdown on pro-EU demonstrators in February 2014 that led to the downfall of the country’s pro-Russian leader. …read more Source: Channel...
Yatsenyuk threatens to quit as Ukraine PM
The warning raises the possibility of Ukraine holding snap parliamentary polls should Yatsenyuk’s replacement fail to win lawmakers’ approval or the current pro-Western coalition breaks up and a new one is not formed. …read more Source: Channel...
EU sanctions on Russia at risk without Ukraine reforms -Denmark
Ukraine must uphold its part of a peace deal with Russia by modernising the country or risk a collapse of support for EU sanctions against Moscow, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine faces fresh crisis after economy minister quits
Ukraine faced the prospect Thursday of a fresh political crisis sparked by its reformist economy minister’s resignation in protest at alleged influence-peddling and state graft. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine struggles to recruit soldiers for war in east
War-weary Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to fight pro-Russian separatists in the east, with enthusiasm sapped by reports of ill-equipped troops and poor treatment of families of missing soldiers. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine economy minister quits in blow to reform hopes
Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius quit on Wednesday saying his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests, dealing another blow to Western hopes that the country can reform itself. …read more Source: Channel...
Bulgaria charges four Ukrainians over Sofia grenade attack
Bulgarian prosecutors have charged four Ukrainians with attempted murder after a grenade attack on a former security agent in Sofia last October, a senior prosecutor said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine economy minister resigns citing stalled reforms
Ukraine’s Lithuanian-born Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius abruptly resigned on Wednesday citing his inability to push through vital restructuring measures needed to get growth in the cash-strapped country back on track. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sees increased risk of open war with Russia
The risk of open war between Russia and Ukraine is greater than it was a year ago and Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun an “information war” against Germany, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told the German newspaper Bild. …read more Source: Channel...
