Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
IMF board signs off on $1.7 billion tranche for Ukraine
August 30, 2014 12:15 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The IMF’s board on Friday signed off on a US$1.4 billion (S$1.7 billion) disbursement to Ukraine under its loan programme, confirming Kiev was on track so far with the conditions of the bailout. …read more Source: The Straits...
Obama stops short of calling Russia actions in Ukraine an invasion
August 29, 2014 5:29 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States and its allies would look for ways to expand economic sanctions on Russia after Kiev accused Moscow of moving troops into southeastern Ukraine, but he stopped short of calling the recent Russian aggression an invasion. …read more...
US warns of possible new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
August 29, 2014 2:51 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States warned Thursday it was considering new sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the latest fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
British PM Cameron warns Russia of ‘further consequences’ over tanks entering Ukraine
August 28, 2014 11:07 PMLONDON (REUTERS) – Russia must stop its tanks from entering Ukraine, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday, warning Moscow it would face further consequences if a political solution to the crisis was not found. …read more Source: The Straits...
Nato says ‘over 1,000 Russian troops’ in Ukraine, Russia denies presence of any troops
August 28, 2014 8:36 PMMONS, Belgium (AFP) – A senior Nato official said on Thursday that “well over a thousand” Russian troops were operating inside Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian-backed separatists take strategic high point east of Donetsk: Ukraine military source
August 28, 2014 4:01 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Russian-backed separatists have taken the strategic high point of Savur-Mohyla in eastern Ukraine, which looks out over wide areas of the region, a Ukrainian military source said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Talks optimism fades as Ukraine says Russia makes new incursion
August 27, 2014 9:10 PMKIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (REUTERS) – Ukraine accused Russian forces of launching a new military incursion across its border on Wednesday, a day after the leaders of both countries agreed to work towards ending a separatist war in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian courts close 3 McDonald’s branches in Moscow -agencies
August 27, 2014 9:01 PMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russian courts on Wednesday ordered the temporary closure of three McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow over breaches of sanitary rules, news agencies reported, amid a standoff with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine, Russia talks begin as Kiev holds ‘Russian’ soldiers
August 26, 2014 11:10 PMMINSK (AFP) – The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held key talks on Tuesday on the brutal conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels after the Kremlin admitted for the first time its troops had entered Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko dissolves parliament
August 26, 2014 5:32 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Monday dissolved parliament, calling for early elections on Oct 26 as his country continues to grapple with a pro-Russian insurgency in the east. …read more Source: The Straits...
