Section: Singapore
Russia’s Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan: Media
December 13, 2016 3:43 PMTOKYO (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday (Dec 13). …read more Source: The Straits...
Trump names ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state: Reports
Tillerson, 64, has driven Exxon’s expansion in Russia for decades and opposed U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Trump names Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state: Reports
Tillerson, 64, has driven Exxon’s expansion in Russia for decades and opposed U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its seizure of Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
No call for EU sanctions against Russia on Syria: Mogherini
December 13, 2016 2:03 AMBRUSSELS (AFP, REUTERS) – The EU has no plans to impose sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Syria, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday ahead of a leaders’ summit this week. …read more Source: The Straits...
Exclusive: Dutch to demand limits on Ukraine deal at EU summit
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will ask European Union leaders on Thursday to rule out financial or security guarantees for Ukraine and not to offer Ukrainians the right to live and work in the bloc, according to a document seen by Reuters. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive: Dutch want guarantees on Ukraine deal at EU summit – draft
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wants EU leaders to say on Thursday that the bloc’s new agreement on closer ties with Kiev covers no extra security or financial obligations, a draft said. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive: Dutch want guarantees on Ukraine deal at EU summit – draft
BRUSSELS – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wants EU leaders to say on Thursday that the bloc’s new agreement on closer ties with Kiev covers no extra security or financial obligations, a draft said. The draft decision by EU leaders – seen by… …read more Source:...
Japan minister: no economic deals with Russia that would hurt G7 solidarity
[TOKYO] Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko on Monday ruled out any economic cooperation steps with Moscow that would hurt the solidarity of sanctions by the Group of Seven (G7) after Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s region of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source: The Business...
OSCE to replace drones shot down over east Ukraine
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Friday launched a tender for long-range drones after losing eight such aircraft over eastern Ukraine since it began a monitoring mission there. …read more Source: Channel...
United States, Russia, trade barbs at European security meeting
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) remained divided over the conflict in eastern Ukraine at the end of a two-day meeting in Hamburg, with the United States accusing Russia of blocking a resolution. …read more Source: Channel...
