Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Darth Vader’s ambitions slain in Ukraine vote
October 27, 2014 1:00 AMKIEV (AFP) – Darth Vader is in trouble in Ukraine – again. …read more Source: The Straits...
At least 824,000 displaced by Ukraine conflict: UN
October 25, 2014 12:03 AMGENEVA (AFP) – The conflict in Ukraine has driven more than 824,000 people from their homes, but the real number could be far higher, the United Nations said on Friday, as it scrambled aid to offset the impact of winter. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian PM warns Russia may try to disrupt Sunday’s election
October 24, 2014 12:59 AMKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister warned on Thursday of possible attempts by Russia to disrupt an election in Ukraine at the weekend, a vote being held against a background of Russian support for separatist rebels and an unresolved row over gas. …read more Source: The Straits...
Poland’s speaker backs down from claim Putin proposed dividing Ukraine
October 22, 2014 2:48 AMWARSAW (REUTERS) – The speaker of Poland’s parliament, Radoslaw Sikorski, said on Tuesday he had mis-remembered when he told an interviewer that Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed that Warsaw and Moscow occupy Ukraine and divide it between them. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland – Polish ex-minister
October 21, 2014 4:00 AMWARSAW (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Poland’s then leader that they divide Ukraine between themselves as far back as 2008, Poland’s parliamentary speaker Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview published by the US Politico website. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian’s Vladimir Putin offered to divide Ukraine with Poland – Polish ex-minister
October 21, 2014 4:00 AMWARSAW (REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to Poland’s then leader that they divide Ukraine between themselves as far back as 2008, Poland’s parliamentary speaker Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview published by the US Politico website. …read more Source: The Straits...
Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site: report
October 20, 2014 4:25 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin, Dutch television reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17 with seized missiles: report
October 19, 2014 11:49 PMBERLIN (AFP) – German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Straits...
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Russian troops are withdrawing from Ukraine
October 15, 2014 2:52 AMPARIS (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Russian troops were withdrawing from Ukraine, a key step for sanctions to be lifted against Moscow. …read more Source: The Straits...
Dutch experts help recover MH17 victim belongings despite nearby clashes
October 13, 2014 10:47 PMHRABOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Dutch experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in east Ukraine on Monday to help recover personal belongings of victims despite fighting between government troops and separatist rebels nearby. …read more Source: The Straits...
