Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Putin still wants to meet Trump for ‘necessary’ talks
December 02, 2018 4:43 AMBUENOS AIRES (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed regret Saturday (Dec 1) at being snubbed at the G-20 by US counterpart Donald Trump over the Ukraine crisis and said he remained open to talks. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel, Putin agreed to four-way talks on Kerch Strait
December 01, 2018 11:36 PMBERLIN (REUTERS) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced her concern about events in the Kerch Strait off Crimea during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, her spokesman said on Saturday (Dec 1). …read more Source: The Straits...
Trump calls off Putin meeting over Ukraine crisis
November 30, 2018 1:20 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump scrapped Thursday (Nov 29) a planned meeting at the G-20 summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s detention of a group of Ukrainian sailors. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin rejects Dutch and Australian claim of Russia role
May 27, 2018 5:00 AMSAINT PETERSBURG • Russian President Vladimir Putin said the rocket that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 was “of course” not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy. …read more Source: The Straits...
Vladimir Putin says ‘of course’ Russian rocket did not shoot down flight MH17
May 25, 2018 11:14 PMSAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (REUTERS) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (May 25) that a Russian army missile did not bring down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, rebuffing Dutch investigators who concluded that a Russian missile system was used in the attack. …read more Source: The...
Missile was from Russian military, say investigators
May 25, 2018 5:00 AMBRUSSELS • A Dutch-led international team of investigators said a missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from the Russian military, opening the possibility that Dutch prosecutors could sue the Kremlin in connection with the attack that killed all 298 on board. …read more...
Moscow says no Russian missile involved in MH17 plane crash
May 25, 2018 2:06 AMMOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow on Thursday (May 24) rejected an international investigation that found a Russian missile downed flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border and blaming Kiev for the tragedy. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin opens new bridge to Crimea, provoking Ukraine, Western ire
May 16, 2018 8:56 AMKERCH (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin drew condemnation from the US, Europe and Ukraine on Tuesday (May 15) after he opened a new bridge linking mainland Russia and Moscow-annexed Crimea by driving a truck across it to the peninsula. …read more Source: The Straits...
G-7 foreign ministers meet on Russia, North Korea with Pompeo
April 23, 2018 10:45 PMOTTAWA (BLOOMBERG) – The latest Group of Seven (G-7) meetings have begun with a focus on Russia’s actions in Ukraine, an issue Canada’s Foreign Minister knows well. …read more Source: The Straits...
G7 foreign ministers seek to put pressure on Russia, Iran at Toronto summit
April 23, 2018 2:54 AMTORONTO (REUTERS) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations on Sunday (April 22) discussed ways to pressure Russia on conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, which have badly tarnished Moscow’s ties with the West. …read more Source: The Straits...
