Section: The Business Times (Singapore)
Ryanair abandons plan to start flights to Ukraine
[KIEV] Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair said Monday that it was dropping plans to start flights to Ukraine, claiming that Kiev’s airport had not fulfilled pledges made as part of an unspecified “growth agreement”. …read more Source: The Business...
Nato says it supports Ukraine against Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’
[KIEV] Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged the alliance’s support for Ukraine in a visit to Kiev on Monday, as the ex-Soviet republic faces a bloody insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in its eastern regions. …read more Source: The Business...
Germany says up to Siemens to ensure Crimea sanctions respected
[BERLIN] Germany said on Monday it is up to Siemens to ensure it respects EU sanctions covering Crimea, after the industrial group said it was investigating reports its turbines had been delivered there for use in Russian-built power plants. …read more Source: The Business...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
[MOSCOW] A major global cyber attack on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that last month infected more than 300,000 computers. …read more Source: The Business...
Cyberattack hits Russian banks, oil giant, Maersk
A MAJOR ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, the country’s banks, Ukraine’s international airport as well as global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. …read more Source: The Business...
New cyberattack spreads across Europe, hits Rosneft, Maersk
[KIEV] A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Rosneft PJSC in Moscow to AP Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen while disrupting government systems in Kiev. …read more Source: The Business...
Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova recruited fighters: sources
[CHISINAU, Moldova] Moldovan intelligence believes five Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova last month were spies who were recruiting fighters for the Moscow-backed insurgency in neighbouring Ukraine, a government source and two diplomatic sources told Reuters. …read more Source: The Business...
Small blast hits US embassy in Kiev, no casualties
[KIEV] A small blast hit the premises of the US embassy in Kiev overnight causing no casualties after an unknown assailant lobbed an explosive device, Ukrainian police said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Business...
Macron, Putin hold ‘frank’ talks on Syria, Ukraine
[VERSAILLES] France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries’ strained ties Monday during talks at Versailles palace the French leader described as “extremely frank”. …read more Source: The Business...
Merkel meets with Putin on rare Russia visit
[SOCHI, Russia] German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks Tuesday with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal of renewed dialogue despite profound rifts on her first visit to Russia since 2015. …read more Source: The Business...
