Section: Singapore
Germany’s Merkel to snub World War II parade in Russia over Ukraine
March 12, 2015 2:56 AMBERLIN (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined an invitation to a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia launches ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea
March 12, 2015 2:20 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
EU leaders want to tackle Russian ‘disinformation’ on Ukraine war
European leaders will ask their foreign policy chief next week to draw up a plan to counter Russian “disinformation campaigns” over the conflict in Ukraine, draft conclusions of an EU summit showed. …read more Source: Channel...
IMF approves US$17.5 billion loan programme for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund’s board signed off on a US$17.5 billion (11.7 billion pounds) four-year aid programme for Ukraine on Wednesday, the second attempt in less than a year to pull its economy back from the brink of bankruptcy. …read more Source: Channel...
US blacklists more Ukrainian rebels, expands non-lethal aid
The United States targeted eight Ukrainian separatists and a Russian bank with sanctions and announced more non-lethal aid for Ukraine on Wednesday after accusing Russian-backed rebels of breaking a European-brokered ceasefire. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says new US sanctions over Ukraine ‘unexplainable’ – Interfax
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Wednesday dismissed as “unexplainable” new U.S. sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Finance Minister to hold presentation on debt talks on Friday
Ukraine’s Finance Minister will conduct a web presentation for creditors on Friday that will outline plans for negotiations with holders of its sovereign debt, a finance ministry statement said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
US to send more non-lethal aid to Ukraine – US defence official
The United States is preparing to send additional non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including unarmed drones and Humvee vehicles, a U.S. defence official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Channel...
US slaps sanctions on Ukrainian rebels, Russian bank
March 11, 2015 10:35 PMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States on Tuesday placed sanctions on eight Ukrainian separatists and a Russian bank, warning that recent attacks by rebels armed by Russia violated a European-brokered ceasefire in the war-torn country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel won’t attend Moscow WWII Victory Day parade: Berlin
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won’t attend a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday, amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict.Merkel has declined an invitation to attend the Red Square commemoration marking 70 years since the capitulation of Nazi Germany...
