Section: Singapore
Ukraine, Russia agree peace moves but fighting rages on
September 04, 2014 12:46 AMKIEV/ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine could be reached this week, a clear attempt to show the West he was trying to de-escalate the conflict despite renewed shelling. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin urges Ukraine rebels, Kiev to halt fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Sep 3) called on both Ukrainian rebels and government forces to cease fire and agree to the broad terms of a truce ending their four-month war. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin unveils peace plan for Ukraine, hopes for deal Friday
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Sep 3) unveiled a seven-point plan for peace in Ukraine which he said could be approved by rival sides in the conflict during talks scheduled for Friday. …read more Source: Channel...
Radicalisation, Ukraine likely to top NATO summit agenda
Radicalisation at home, the Ukraine crisis and NATO military spending are likely to be discussed at the upcoming two-day summit of NATO leaders in Wales. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin hopes for deal to resolve Ukraine crisis on Friday
President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Kiev held positions on resolving the crisis in Ukraine that were “very close”, and that he hoped a final deal could be struck during talks scheduled for Friday (Sep 5). …read more Source: Channel...
Beleaguered Ukraine calls truce in pro-Russia revolt
Beleaguered Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Wednesday (Sep 3) that he and Russia’s Vladimir Putin had agreed a surprise truce in Ukraine’s four-month war with pro-Moscow rebels. But the Kremlin immediately denied any formal agreement. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin unveils peace plan for Ukraine, hopes for deal on Friday
September 03, 2014 9:56 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday unveiled a seven-point plan for peace in Ukraine that he said could be approved by rival sides in the conflict during talks scheduled for on Friday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia agrees on Ukraine peace steps, not ceasefire: Kremlin
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine had discussed steps towards peace in east Ukraine, but did not agree on a ceasefire as Russia “is not a party to the conflict”. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin, Poroshenko agree to ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko have agreed to a “permanent ceasefire” in fighting engulfing the east of the ex-Soviet state, the Ukrainian leader’s office said on Wednesday (Sep 3). …read more Source: Channel...
Russian photojournalist missing in Ukraine found dead: agency
Russian photographer Andrei Stenin, missing since early August, has been found dead in Ukraine, the RIA-Novosti press agency he worked for announced on Wednesday (Sep 3). …read more Source: Channel...
