Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Ukraine leader says Trump voiced strong support for Kiev during talks
June 21, 2017 12:20 AMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he had received strong assurances of US support for his country from Donald Trump during a meeting in the White House on Tuesday (June 20). …read more Source: The Straits...
US Vice President Mike Pence to host Ukraine’s Poroshenko, Trump unclear
June 20, 2017 3:52 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – US Vice President Mike Pence will meet Petro Poroshenko in Washington on Tuesday (June 20), the White House said, but there was no word on whether the Ukrainian president will be hosted by his opposite number Donald Trump. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainians cheer on 1st day of visa-free EU travel as president proclams ‘breakaway’ from Russia
June 11, 2017 4:50 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainians were on Sunday (June 11) celebrating the first day of visa-free access to the European Union, with hundreds crossing the border as President Petro Poroshenko proclaimed a dramatic “breakaway” from Moscow. …read more Source: The Straits...
Video captures carpark in Ukraine ‘exploding’ after water pipe bursts
May 31, 2017 10:42 AMKIEV – A carpark in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, swelled up and exploded on Monday (May 29) after an underground water pipe burst. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine’s president skips Eurovision after shelling kills four
May 14, 2017 5:19 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday (May 13) cancelled his planned appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest final in Kiev after a shelling attack in the war-torn east reportedly killed four civilians. …read more Source: The Straits...
Donald Trump urges peace between Russia and Ukraine in tweet
May 12, 2017 9:28 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Donald Trump on Thursday (May 11) urged Russia and Ukraine to “make peace,” in a tweet accompanied by two photos of the United States president posing with top diplomats from the rival countries. …read more Source: The Straits...
What’s Next: May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 5:00 AMRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today in Washington, where the two are slated to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and how to “set the state for a political settlement” in Syria, according to the US State Department. …read more Source: The...
No progress over Ukraine so EU sanctions on Russia to stay: Merkel
May 03, 2017 5:00 AMSOCHI • German Chancellor Angela Merkel said European Union sanctions will have to remain on Russia, given the lack of progress in resolving the simmering conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with Vladimir Putin on rare Russia visit
May 02, 2017 9:39 PMSOCHI (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks on Tuesday (May 2) with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria in a signal of renewed dialogue despite profound rifts on her first visit to Russia since 2015. …read more Source: The Straits...
What’s Next: May 2, 2017
May 02, 2017 5:00 AMGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks today, her first visit since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014. …read more Source: The Straits...
