Section: The Business Times (Singapore)
Obama says hopes Trump will ‘stand up’ to Russia
[BERLIN] US President Barack Obama said Thursday he hoped his successor Donald Trump will “stand up” to Russia when it breaches international norms, citing the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The Business...
Poroshenko appeals to Trump for support in phone call
[KIEV] Ukranian president Petro Poroshenko asked Donald Trump for support against “Russian aggression” during a congratulatory telephone conversation with the US president-elect on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Business...
Russia’s Putin says Minsk accord should be basis for Ukraine solution
[BERLIN] The Minsk accord, reached in Feb 2015 in the Belarussian capital, should be the basis for a resolution of the crisis in southeast Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Wednesday after international talks in Berlin. …read more Source: The Business...
Children’s bed shaped like missile that downed MH17 plane stirs unease in Russia
[ST PETERSBURG, Russia] A Russian firm has caused a stir after putting on sale a children’s bed in the shape of a Buk missile launcher of the kind that shot down a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: The Business...
Australia says MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end
[SYDNEY] Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year. “By the end of the year, maybe early next year, the list of those that we believe should be held accountable will be confirmed and...
US welcomes MH17 inquiry, notes Russian link
[WASHINGTON] The United States welcomed on Wednesday the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying it supported Washington’s suspicions of Russian involvement. …read more Source: The Business...
MH17 hit by Buk missile launched from rebel-held village: prosecutors
A MALAYSIAN airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces, international prosecutors said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Business...
MH17 probe ‘biased’, Moscow ‘disappointed’: foreign ministry
[MOSCOW] Moscow on Wednesday described as “biased” and “politically motivated” the Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which concluded the plane was shot down by a missile transported from Russia. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine says MH17 crash probe points to Russia’s “direct involvement”
[KIEV] Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday hailed the findings by international prosecutors into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, saying it pointed to Russia’s “direct involvement” in the air crash that killed 298 people. …read more Source: The Business...
MH17 downed by missile transported from Russia: inquiry
[NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands] The missile which brought down Flight MH17 two years ago over eastern Ukraine was transported into the area from Russia, a Dutch-led investigation found Wednesday. …read more Source: The Business...
