Section: Singapore
Signatures that triggered EU-Ukraine referendum not vetted – Dutch government
The authenticity of more than 400,000 signatures gathered by activists in the Netherlands to trigger last year’s referendum on the European Union treaty with Ukraine was never verified, it emerged on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Kremlin says east Ukraine unlikely to be part of deal with Trump
The Kremlin said on Thursday it was unlikely that the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are ranged against the Ukrainian army, would be part of any deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. …read more Source: Channel...
Pirates kidnap seven Russians, one Ukrainian in Nigerian waters
Pirates have kidnapped seven Russians and one Ukrainian after attacking the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean off the coast of Nigeria, the Russian embassy said on its official Twitter account. …read more Source: Channel...
Germany plans four-way meeting on Ukraine crisis
Germany hopes to hold a meeting with Russia, Ukraine and France on the Ukraine crisis at a gathering of G20 foreign ministers in Bonn next week, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Czech government doubles quota for Ukrainian workers
PRAGUE – The Czech government has decided to double its quota for Ukrainian workers, Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said on Wednesday, due to an acute labor shortage as the economy continues to grow strongly. The Czech Republic has the… …read more Source:...
Germany mulling meeting with Russia, Ukraine, France on Ukraine crisis
BERLIN – Germany is in talks with its partners about organizing a meeting between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on the Ukraine crisis on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Bonn next week, a foreign ministry spokesman said on… …read more Source:...
Germany mulling meeting with Russia, Ukraine, France on Ukraine crisis
Germany is in talks with its partners about organising a meeting between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on the Ukraine crisis on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Bonn next week, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in Ukraine
February 08, 2017 5:00 AMBERLIN • German leader Angela Merkel has urged Russia’s Vla- dimir Putin in a telephone call to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia says Trump’s efforts on Ukraine better than Obama’s: TASS
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to get to grips with the situation in Ukraine represented a “qualitative improvement” on the work of his predecessor Barack Obama, TASS news agency… …read more Source:...
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine
German leader Angela Merkel urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Tuesday to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there, and the two agreed on the need for new ceasefire efforts, a German government spokesman said. …read more Source: Channel...
