Section: Singapore
Turkey says ‘nothing justifies’ Russia policy ahead of NATO talks
May 13, 2015 3:03 AMANTALYA, Turkey (AFP) – Turkey on Tuesday said nothing can justify Russia’s actions in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet states, in a rare strong criticism of its increasingly close ally ahead of a NATO meeting. …read more Source: The Straits...
Focus on ISIS and Libya as NATO foreign ministers meet
May 12, 2015 11:27 PMANTALYA, Turkey (REUTERS) – Preoccupied for more than a year by the Ukraine crisis, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey this week will focus on instability on the alliance’s southern flank, ranging from ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) to turmoil in Libya. …read more Source: The Straits...
US Secretary of State Kerry in Russia to push Putin on Ukraine crisis
May 12, 2015 8:41 PMSOCHI, Russia (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry began high stakes talks in the Russian resort of Sochi on Tuesday aimed at pushing President Vladimir Putin to fully implement a shaky Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kerry to explore Putin’s flexibility on Ukraine, Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to explore Russia’s willingness to curb its involvement in Ukraine and its support for Syria’s president at talks on Tuesday with President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Kerry to hold talks amid signs of easing tensions
MOSCOW – US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to hold talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, as signs emerge Moscow and the West may be ready for a detente after more than a year of tensions over Ukraine.The meeting in Sochi would mark the first visit by the US top diplomat to Russia since the Ukraine crisis...
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.Merkel reaffirmed her support for the peace efforts and repeated her calls to Putin to use his influence with pro-Russian separatists battling Kiev...
Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine
MOSCOW/DONETSK – Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin’s continued assertions that no Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine, and that any Russians fighting alongside rebels there...
China invites Russian troops to march in war parade
BEIJING – China has invited Russian troops to march in a parade in Beijing in September to commemorate the end of World War Two, the Defence Ministry said on Monday, a move likely to further put off Western leaders from attending.China has been coy about which countries it plans to invite to the parade, but says it will likely invite...
Merkel urges co-operation after missing Russian WWII victory parade
MOSCOW – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday paid tribute to Soviet soldiers killed in WWII as she called for co-operation with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine.Merkel flew to Moscow to lay a wreath at the grave of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin walls, in an apparent compromise gesture after she skipped Russia’s main...
Putin brushes off Western snub at huge WWII victory parade
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday presided over a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, brushing off a snub by Western leaders over Ukraine.In what is seen as punishment for Kremlin meddling in Ukraine, Western countries led by Russia’s World War II allies boycotted...
