Section: Singapore
Ukrainian prosecutor quits over corruption as government teeters
A senior Ukrainian prosecutor resigned on Monday, calling the office he worked for a “hotbed of corruption”, another blow to government attempts to clean up the judiciary, a crucial step to unlock more Western aid. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move
Ukraine has banned Russian trucks from crossing its territory in response to a similar move by Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Cuba, from antagonist to diplomatic player
Spurned for decades by Western powers, Cuba is now taking an ever bigger role in international relations.Havana hosted a historic meeting between the heads of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches on Friday. Cuba’s President Raul Castro, 84, witnessed their kiss and embrace.Those talks were significant in the context of tension between...
Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges
Violence in eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Russian-backed rebels have moved heavy weaponry back to the front line, international monitors warned on Saturday as Moscow responded by accusing Kiev of violating a peace deal. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia sanctions to remain until Ukraine deal implemented: Kerry
Sanctions against Russia will continue until it implements all aspects of the Ukraine peace agreement reached in Minsk last year, says US Secretary of State John Kerry. …read more Source: Channel...
World has slipped into ‘new Cold War’: Russian PM
MUNICH – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today (Feb 13) that strains between Russia and the West have plunged the world into a “new Cold War”. With tensions high over the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s backing of the Syrian regime, Mr Medvedev… …read more Source:...
Biden, Poroshenko discuss reforms needed in Ukraine – White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone for the second consecutive day on Friday to discuss the need for Kiev to quickly pass reforms needed for a US$17.5 billion (£12 billion)International Monetary Fund bailout. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine sees Russian hand in cyber attacks on power grid
Hackers used a Russian-based internet provider and made phone calls from inside Russia as part of a coordinated cyber attack on Ukraine’s power grid in December, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian PM says little sense in discussing Ukraine’s US$3 billion debt
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he planned no talks on Ukraine’s US$3 billion (2 billion pounds) debt to Russia at the Munich Security conference this week. …read more Source: Channel...
Biden, Poroshenko discuss need for reforms in Ukraine – White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the need for governance reforms in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, the White House said. …read more Source: Channel...
