Section: Singapore
Manafort tried to pen positive opinion piece on work for Ukraine, says US special counsel
December 05, 2017 8:00 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election on Monday (Dec 4) accused President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Mr Paul Manafort, of working with a Russian colleague to draft an opinion piece about his political work for Ukraine....
Ukraine summons Polish envoy as diplomatic row between neighbours deepens
1 hour 11 min agoWARSAW – Ukraine has summoned the Polish ambassador in Kiev after Poland denied entry …read more Source:...
Ukraine investigators fear corruption cases could get buried
1 hour 39 sec agoKIEV – Ukrainian investigators fear corruption probes could get buried because the na …read more Source:...
Paradise Papers: Russia’s Sibur says had no direct dealings with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
November 06, 2017 9:07 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russian petrochemical holding Sibur said on Monday (Nov 6) it had no direct dealings with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and that its ties to its partners were not in breach of sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin assassination plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine
[KIEV] A Chechen volunteer soldier who was accused of plotting to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin was wounded and his wife killed Monday when their car was strafed by gunfire near Kiev. …read more Source: The Business...
U.S. hopes for more from Russia after Crimean prisoners freed
1 hour 33 min agoKIEV – The release of two Crimean Tatars from Russian custody this week was a good si …read more Source:...
Russia frees two pro-Kiev Crimea Tatar leaders from jail: lawyer
MOSCOW – Russia has released from jail two prominent Crimean Tatar activists opposed to Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, their lawyer said on Wednesday. Nariman Dzhelyalov, a Crimean Tatar leader, told Reuters the two, Ilmi… …read more Source:...
Ukraine to ramp up health spending after anti-corruption push
KIEV – Ukraine plans a 12 percent increase in health spending next year to exploit reforms passed last week to raise standards and crack down on corruption in hospitals and surgeries, government ministers told Reuters. Ukrainians die earlier… …read more Source:...
New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, other nations
October 25, 2017 9:30 AMKIEV/MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport. …read more Source: The Straits...
Five killed in Ukraine when car ploughs into crowd
[KIEV] Five people were killed on Wednesday when a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, local police said, ruling out a terror link. …read more Source: The Business...
