Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
World leaders mark outbreak of WWI
August 05, 2014 1:37 AMLIEGE, Belgium (AFP) – World leaders on Monday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I by warning of lessons to be learned in the face of today’s many crises, including Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Germany scraps major arms deal with Russia due to Ukraine crisis: Report
August 04, 2014 8:49 AMBERLIN (AFP) – Germany has decided to scrap a major deal to provide a fully-equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a newspaper report on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Low-cost Russia airline to suspend services due to EU sanctions
August 04, 2014 4:03 AMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – A low-cost airline run by Russian national carrier Aeroflot said on Sunday it will suspend all flights after its plane lease agreement was cancelled when the European Union slapped sanctions on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk
August 04, 2014 1:24 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists battled on Sunday to keep advancing Ukrainian government forces at bay in heavy fighting on the outskirts of Donetsk, the rebels’ main stronghold in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Shelling forces experts to leave part of MH17 crash site: OSCE
August 02, 2014 10:15 PMGRABOVE, Ukraine (AFP) – Shelling close to the vast crash site of downed flight MH17 forced international investigators on Saturday to cut short a visit to an area where some of the jet’s wreckage is lying, an OSCE observer with probe team said. …read more Source: The Straits...
International probe to begin at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
August 01, 2014 12:53 PMROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AFP) – International experts will attempt on Friday to begin a stalled investigation at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as Ukrainian forces threaten to resume their offensive against pro-Russian rebels after a one-day halt. …read more Source: The Straits...
EU formally adopts Russia sanctions
August 01, 2014 3:37 AMBRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union formally adopted broad economic sanctions against Russia on Thursday, hoping they will force Moscow to reverse course on the Ukraine crisis. They were published in the EU’s Official Journal late in the day, meaning that they will come into effect on Friday. …read more...
EU formally adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet
July 31, 2014 10:30 PMBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union formally adopted sanctions on Thursday curbing arms sales to Russia and cutting off financing for targeted banks over Moscow’s support for rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia warns that EU sanctions will lead to higher energy prices
July 30, 2014 11:31 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow warned on Wednesday that a new wave of Western sanctions would drive up European Union energy prices, and said they would hurt the bloc’s economy as much as Russia. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia fights back after US, EU sanctions, bans Polish fruit and vegetables
July 30, 2014 10:10 PMMOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia fought back on Wednesday over new United States and European Union sanctions imposed over Ukraine, where fighting between Moscow-backed rebels and government troops has intensified since a Malaysian airliner was shot down. …read more Source: The Straits...
