Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
EU targets Russian intelligence chiefs, readies tougher sanctions
July 26, 2014 7:10 PMBRUSSELS (AFP) – Stung into action by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the EU put Russia’s intelligence chiefs on its sanctions list on Saturday as it readied much harsher measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Straits...
European Union sanctions Russian intelligence chiefs over Ukraine
July 26, 2014 2:55 PMBRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union announced Saturday it had broadened its sanctions against Russia over its role in conflict-torn Ukraine to include the heads of intelligence services. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine rebels go to the museum – for WWII tanks and cannons
July 26, 2014 1:59 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Visiting a museum may be the last thing on the minds of hardened insurgents in east Ukraine, but a group of them turned up at one in Donetsk – only to make off with a World War II tank and two howitzers. …read more Source: The Straits...
More than 15,000 Russian troops along Ukraine border – US envoy
July 26, 2014 1:41 AMASPEN, Colorado (REUTERS) – Russia has now amassed around 15,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, the US ambassador to Nato said on Friday, offering a higher figure than one previously cited by the Pentagon. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine PM’s resignation complicates MH17 probe, adds to chaos in rebel-controlled east
July 25, 2014 11:40 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s prime minister resigned after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former Soviet state into political limbo as it struggles to quell a deadly rebellion in the east. …read more Source: The Straits...
U.S. says Russia firing artillery across border at Ukrainian military
July 25, 2014 3:18 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russian court sentences opposition leaders to 4.5 years each in jail
July 25, 2014 2:42 AMMOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced two protest leaders to 4.5 years each in jail on Thursday on charges of inciting mass riots against President Vladimir Putin, in a case the opposition sees as part of a clampdown on his foes while all eyes are on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigns over coalition break-up
July 24, 2014 10:57 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition. …read more Source: The Straits...
CNN asks for release of journalist abducted by separatists in Ukraine
July 24, 2014 10:26 PMWASHINGTON (AFP) – CNN said on Thursday a Ukrainian journalist working for the US news channel had been abducted this week by pro-Russian separatists, and appealed for his release. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine crisis puts Britain’s Cameron on spot over Russian donations
July 24, 2014 2:38 AMLONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron came under pressure over the Ukraine crisis on Wednesday after he was forced to defend a party political donation from the wife of a former minister in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. …read more Source: The Straits...
