Section: Singapore
UN to vote on MH17 tribunal; Russia says likely to block
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia said on Friday it was likely to block the move. …read more Source: Channel...
US’s Biden welcomes heavy weapons-free zone proposal for Ukraine – White House
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s proposal to create a 30-km (17-mile) zone free of tanks, artillery and mortar systems along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: Channel...
UN vote Wednesday on MH17 tribunal, Russia likely to block – diplomats
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Wednesday on a bid for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia is likely to block the move, diplomats said. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine makes crunch bond payment, staving off default
Ukraine on Friday (Jul 24) made a crucial Eurobond interest payment that kept the war-torn country from slipping into technical default and potential isolation from global credit markets. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine, rebels urged to sign deal extending arms withdrawal
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine agreed in a telephone call on Thursday that preliminary accords to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine should be signed quickly, French President Francois Hollande’s office said. …read more Source: Channel...
High-level Ukraine debt talks postponed, technical discussions continue – source
Debt restructuring talks between Ukraine’s Finance Minister and a group of its largest creditors did not take place as planned on July 22 as technical aspects needed to be discussed, a source with knowledge of the negotiations said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine separatists protest against OSCE mission in east
Around 300 people held a protest against the OSCE in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, picketing a hotel in rebel-held Donetsk in what the security watchdog said was an orchestrated move to restrict its work. …read more Source: Channel...
Interpol takes deposed Ukraine leader off wanted list
Defence attorneys said Interpol’s decision was made “on the basis that criminal charges brought by the new regime in Ukraine against president Yanukovych were part of a pattern of political persecution of him”. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine expects IMF decision on disbursal of US$1.7 billion on July 31 – PM Yatseniuk
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday he expected the International Monetary Fund to make a decision on the disbursal of a second tranche of financial aid worth US$1.7 billion (1.1 billion pounds) on July 31. …read more Source: Channel...
US could send tanks to Hungary for military exercises: Report
The United States Army could send Bradley fighting vehicles and M1 tanks to Hungary next year for military exercises as part of NATO’s response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Napi Gazdasag newspaper reported on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
