Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Russia offers citizenship to 3 million Ukrainians from war-torn areas
August 15, 2019 8:17 PMMOSCOW (DPA) – Moscow offered on Thursday (Aug 15) to provide citizenship to about 3 million Ukrainians from war-torn regions near the Russian border, in a move that has already riled Kiev and the European Union. …read more Source: The Straits...
As troops pull out, Ukraine frontline village fears for future
August 15, 2019 11:26 AMKIEV, UKRAINE (AFP) – While Ukrainian troops were stationed in her village, Ms Anna felt safe despite living on the frontline of a war that has claimed thousands of lives over the last five years. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party leads in parliament election: Exit poll
July 22, 2019 1:32 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party led Ukraine’s snap parliamentary election on Sunday (July 22) with 43.9 per cent of votes, an exit poll showed. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine comedian president’s party tipped to win Parliament vote
July 21, 2019 3:38 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainians on Sunday (July 21) went to the polls to elect a new Parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power. …read more Source: The Straits...
‘Justice for the dead’ sought five years after MH17 crash
July 17, 2019 11:26 PMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Families of the victims of flight MH17 on Wednesday (July 17) marked five years since the crash, with calls for justice for those killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine investigates grenade attack on Kiev TV station
July 13, 2019 11:40 PMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday (July 13) they were investigating an attack on a Kiev television station owned by an opposition election candidate, which caused damage but injured no one. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Pope hold ‘substantive’ talks in shadow of Ukraine crisis
July 04, 2019 11:50 PMVATICAN CITY (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Francis for “very substantive” talks on Thursday (July 4), a day before Ukraine’s Catholic leaders were due at the Vatican. …read more Source: The Straits...
EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia until 2020
June 21, 2019 6:17 AMBRUSSELS (REUTERS) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday (June 20) to prolong until the end of January 2020 economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine, a spokesman for the bloc said. …read more Source: The Straits...
The four wanted for murder
June 21, 2019 5:00 AMInternational investigators have charged three Russians and one Ukrainian with murder over the 2014 shooting down of Flight MH17 above rebel-held eastern Ukraine in which 298 people were killed. Here are the four suspects named by the Dutch-led team on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
US, Britain up pressure on Russia over four suspects involved in MH17 downing
June 20, 2019 11:35 AMWASHINGTON (AFP, REUTERS) – Moscow must ensure that those charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 face justice, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, after international investigators accused three Russians and a Ukrainian over the disaster. …read more Source: The Straits...