Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Nato says Russia ties most ‘difficult’ since Cold War
August 04, 2017 9:58 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday (Aug 3) that ties between the alliance and Moscow were at their most difficult phase since the Cold War, blaming Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Straits...
Hero pilot honoured with medal for courage after ‘blind’ landing
August 03, 2017 5:00 AMISTANBUL • A Ukrainian pilot has been hailed a hero and awarded the country’s national medal for courage after he safely landed a passenger plane following a freak hailstorm over Turkey which smashed its windscreen. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ex-Ukraine leader’s trial won’t heal nation
August 03, 2017 5:00 AMWhen Ukraine’s authorities first decided that Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s deposed president, should stand trial for allegedly ordering the shooting of dozens of demonstrators against his regime, they envisaged the kind of trial to cleanse a nation’s dark past, similar to those that took place in other...
Hero pilot lands passenger plane ‘blind’ in Turkey after hailstorm shatters windscreen
August 02, 2017 12:14 PMA Ukrainian pilot has been hailed a hero and awarded the country’s national medal of courage, after he safely landed a passenger plane when a freak hailstorm over Turkey smashed up his windscreen. …read more Source: The Straits...
US may send weapons to Ukraine: new envoy tells BBC
July 25, 2017 3:22 PMWASHINGTON – The United States may arm Ukrainian government forces fighting against Russian-backed rebels, the new US special representative for Ukraine told the BBC. …read more Source: The Straits...
Macron to discuss Ukraine next week with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko
July 23, 2017 12:36 AMPARIS (REUTERS) – French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine on Monday (July 24) to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, his office said in a statement. …read more Source: The Straits...
US fines Exxon $2.7 million over sanctions violations under Rex Tillerson
July 21, 2017 4:03 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Thursday (July 20) hit oil giant ExxonMobil with a US$2 million (S$2.7 million) fine for violating Ukraine-related sanctions at a time when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was still in charge of the company. …read more Source: The Straits...
Manafort was in debt to pro-Russia interests, Cyprus records show
July 20, 2017 9:52 AMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Financial records filed last year in the secretive tax haven of Cyprus, where Paul Manafort kept bank accounts during his years working in Ukraine and investing with a Russian oligarch, indicate that he had been in debt to pro-Russia interests by as much as US$17 million (S$23 million) before he...
White House accuses Democrats, Ukraine of ‘collusion’
July 18, 2017 8:07 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House has alleged that Democrats colluded with Ukraine during the 2016 election, turning the tables on its accusers amid an all-engulfing scandal over Trump’s contacts with Russia. …read more Source: The Straits...
On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil ‘living memorial’
July 17, 2017 6:06 PMVIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands (AFP) – Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather on Monday (July 17) to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. …read more Source: The Straits...
