Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Dutch probe secret service role ahead of MH17 crash
January 07, 2015 1:37 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – The Netherlands wants to know whether its intelligence services warned airlines of danger about flying over war-torn Ukraine prior to the downing of flight MH17 in July, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine TV network lands in hot water for filling New Year show with Russian pop songs live from Moscow
January 03, 2015 2:41 AMKIEV (AFP) – One of Ukraine’s biggest TV networks faced the threat Friday of being taken off the air for filling its highly-rated New Year’s Eve show with Russian pop songs beamed live from Moscow. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine reports first military death of 2015 in conflict with separatists
January 02, 2015 9:02 PMKIEV (REUTERS) – Ukraine on Friday reported its first military death of 2015 in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, saying a soldier had been killed and five others wounded in attacks by the rebels. “In the past 24 hours one Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and another five have been injured because...
Obama: Sanctions have worked against Russia aggression
December 30, 2014 2:16 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Strategic and tough sanctions against Moscow have effectively battled Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, US President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
President Poroshenko hails Ukraine ‘warriors’ freed by rebels
December 28, 2014 1:24 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine halts all trains and buses to Russian-held Crimea
December 27, 2014 3:03 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine said on Friday it was suspending all rail and bus services to Russian-occupied Crimea because of security concerns. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels begin mass prisoner swap
December 27, 2014 12:01 AMKOSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels on Friday began swapping hundreds of soldiers under the terms of a preliminary deal agreed this week in the Belarussian capital Minsk. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kiev and rebels to exchange hundreds of prisoners soon: Security service
December 26, 2014 7:27 PMKIEV (REUTERS) – Kiev and pro-Russian separatists will exchange hundreds of prisoners soon, an aide to the head of Ukraine’s SBU state security service said on Friday, as the military reported a slight increase in rebel attacks. …read more Source: The Straits...
‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end without new date agreement
December 25, 2014 5:16 AMMINSK (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys concluded “difficult” marathon talks on Wednesday without agreeing the date of a new round aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising devastating the former Soviet state’s industrial east. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
December 24, 2014 11:38 PMMINSK (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks on Wednesday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the former Soviet republic in ruins and upset East-West ties. …read more Source: The Straits...
