Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Ukraine’s tallest man – who was also briefly the world’s tallest – dies
August 26, 2014 12:11 AMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s tallest man, who briefly held the world record but gave it up to live as a recluse, has died due to complications from the condition that saw him never stop growing, local media reported Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia claims MH17 crash investigation has stalled due to failure to release details
August 25, 2014 8:08 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russia complained on Monday of a failure to release details of the investigation into the Malaysian jet that crashed in Ukraine in July, accusing international investigators of lack of transparency. …read more Source: The Straits...
‘Nothing humiliating’ in rebels publicly parading Ukraine POWs through city: Russia
August 25, 2014 5:29 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Parading Ukrainian prisoners of war through a baying crowd in a rebel-held city was not demeaning, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine president Poroshenko rallies thousands against Russia in ‘battle for Ukraine’
August 24, 2014 5:21 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday decried Russian “aggression” as Kiev staged a symbolic Independence Day parade while battling pro-Moscow rebels in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel urges truce in Ukraine-Russia talks next week
August 24, 2014 2:38 PMKIEV (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, as the troubled country prepared for Independence Day celebrations on Sunday and a controversial Russian convoy returned home. …read more Source: The Straits...
Merkel presses Russia to engage on peace plan with Ukraine
August 23, 2014 8:40 PMKIEV (REUTERS) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on her first visit to Ukraine since the crisis there erupted early this year, pressed Moscow to engage on a peace plan with Kiev, saying success was not possible if only one side was interested in a diplomatic solution. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia convoy returns as Merkel holds crisis talks in Kiev
August 23, 2014 7:59 PMKIEV (AFP) – Russia’s controversial aid convoy to war-torn eastern Ukraine returned across the border on Saturday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel held crisis talks in Kiev with the country’s pro-Western leaders. …read more Source: The Straits...
Extreme sportsman says he painted a Ukraine flag on Moscow skyscraper
August 23, 2014 10:56 AMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – A renowned Ukrainian extreme sportsman said he scaled a landmark Moscow skyscraper and painted a star at the top of the building in the blue-and-yellow colours of the Ukrainian national flag in a burst of patriotic feeling. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine asks global community to condemn Russia’s ‘illegal actions’ after aid trucks enter
August 22, 2014 8:38 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Friday the entry of Russian aid trucks onto its territory was a “flagrant violation”of international law and it appealed to the international community to condemn Russia’s actions as illegal and aggressive. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘invasion’ as aid trucks move in
August 22, 2014 6:59 PMIZVARYNE, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine on Friday accused Moscow of invading after Russia unilaterally sent the first part of its mammoth aid convoy into east Ukraine, warning against any attacks on the trucks. …read more Source: The Straits...
