Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
US, EU, Canada impose sanctions on Russians over Ukraine
March 16, 2019 2:59 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States, Canada and European Union on Friday (March 15) imposed fresh sanctions to punish Russia for its 2018 attack on three Ukrainian ships as well as its annexation of Crimea and its activities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kiev reports first measles death as cases soar
February 19, 2019 7:08 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health ministry said on Monday (Feb 18). …read more Source: The Straits...
To divinity and beyond: Questions over Ukraine space church’s future
February 07, 2019 11:25 AMPEREYASLAV-KHMELNYTSKY, UKRAINE (AFP) – Inside a traditional Orthodox church topped with a gold cross, instead of icons, visitors can see a lunar rover and the helmet of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin. …read more Source: The Straits...
In Davos, fears of Russian interference in Ukraine election
January 25, 2019 1:07 PMDAVOS (AFP) – Kiev’s leadership and Western supporters expressed fears over Russian interference in Ukrainian elections this year, at a conference on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday (Jan 24). …read more Source: The Straits...
Ten sailors dead, 14 saved after two ships catch fire near Crimea
January 22, 2019 2:07 AMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – Ten crew members have been found dead and 14 have been rescued after two ships caught fire in the Kerch Strait near Crimea, Russia’s transport ministry said on Monday (Jan 21), with a rescue operation still underway. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine picks head of independent Church in split from Russia
December 17, 2018 5:00 AMKIEV • Ukrainian Orthodox Christian priests selected a 39-year-old bishop to lead their newly independent Church, cementing a split from the previous Russian hierarchy in a step that is further straining relations between the two former allies. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine’s president names leader of new church in split from Russia
December 16, 2018 12:19 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday (Dec 15), marking an historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country’s security and independence. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian infor war preceded Ukrainian ship seizures: EU
December 11, 2018 12:36 AMBRUSSELS (AFP) – Russia launched a year-long fake news campaign about Kiev’s and Nato’s plans for the Azov Sea before seizing three Ukrainian ships there, EU security commissioner Julian King alleged Monday (Dec 10). …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin must be punished: Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko
December 06, 2018 8:57 AMKIEV, UKRAINE (NYTIMES) – In 2014, for the first time in seven decades, a state sought to redraw Europe’s map by way of military aggression. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine bars Russian men from entry as tension flares
December 02, 2018 5:00 AMKIEV • Ukraine has barred Russian men aged 16 to 60 from entry as tensions mounted between the two countries over Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships last week. …read more Source: The Straits...
