Section: Singapore
Kremlin says steps needed for genuine ceasefire in Ukraine
37 min 50 sec agoHAMBURG – Measures are needed that will lead to a genuine ceasefire in Ukraine, and i …read more Source:...
Trump meets Putin for first time, calls it ‘an honour’
July 08, 2017 5:00 AMHAMBURG • US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met yesterday for the first time, the most highly anticipated sit-down at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit, with repercussions for Mr Trump’s political standing at home and security around the world in hot spots from Syria to Ukraine. …read more...
Ukraine says U.S. special representative will help end Russian aggression
25 min 1 sec agoKIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday welcomed the appointment of Kur …read more Source:...
U.S. taps ex-envoy to NATO Volker to resolve Ukraine crisis: report
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has appointed Kurt Volker, the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, to serve as a special representative to Ukraine, according to a pooled media report citing State Department official R.C. Hammond. … …read more Source:...
Siemens says investigating reports its turbines sent to Crimea
MOSCOW – German firm Siemens said on Friday it had set up a task force to investigate reports that its turbines had been delivered to Crimea for use in Russian-built power plants. A report by Reuters published on July 5 cited three sources with… …read more Source:...
Merkel and Trump discuss North Korea, Middle East, Ukraine
HAMBURG – German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of a summit of world leaders in Hamburg on Thursday, discussing North Korea, the Middle East, the conflict in eastern Ukraine and G20 themes, a German government spokesman… …read more Source:...
Trump says U.S. is committed to NATO defense, knocks Russia over Ukraine
WARSAW – President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had demonstrated its commitment to NATO’s defense through words and actions, and called on Russia to end its “destabilizing” action in Ukraine and elsewhere in the world. … …read more Source:...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court
THE HAGUE – The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be held in the Netherlands, Dutch officials announced Wednesday (July 5). All 298 people on board were killed when the… …read more Source:...
Trials linked to downing of passenger flight MH17 to be held in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM – Suspects in the 2014 downing of passenger flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be tried in Dutch court and under Dutch law, the Netherlands’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The decision follows attempts, blocked by Russia in… …read more Source:...
Trials linked to downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to be held in Netherlands
July 05, 2017 4:22 PMAMSTERDAM (REUTERS) – Suspects in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be tried in a Dutch court and under Dutch law, the Netherlands’ foreign ministry said on Wednesday (July 5). …read more Source: The Straits...
