Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Crash is first fatal incident for Ukrainian airline
January 09, 2020 5:00 AMKIEV • Yesterday’s plane crash in Iran that killed 176 people was the first fatal incident involving Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), and the Boeing 737-800 – one of the best in its fleet – was flown by experienced pilots, airline officials said. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Western intelligence agencies see no signs Ukraine airliner was shot down: Canadian source
January 09, 2020 3:46 AMOTTAWA (REUTERS) – The initial assessment of Western intelligence agencies is that a Ukrainian airliner which crashed in Iran on Wednesday (Jan 8) was not brought down by a missile, said a Canadian security source. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Iran says engine fire brought down Boeing 737, killing 176
January 08, 2020 6:48 PMTEHERAN (BLOOMBERG) – A Boeing Co 737-800 jetliner bound for Ukraine that crashed after takeoff in Iran, killing everyone on board, was most likely brought down by an engine fire, according to Teheran authorities. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Boeing plane bound for Ukraine with 180 aboard crashes in Iran
January 08, 2020 11:47 AMDUBAI (BLOOMBERG) – A Boeing Co. 737 jet carrying 180 passengers and crew crashed in Iran due to technical problems shortly after takeoff, according to a local media report. …read more Source:: The Straits...
White House refuses to release 20 emails about Ukraine aid freeze
January 04, 2020 1:09 PMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The Trump administration disclosed on Friday (Jan 3) that there were 20 emails between a top aide to President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff and a colleague at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget discussing the freeze of a congressionally mandated military aid...
US Secretary of State Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to focus on Iraq
January 02, 2020 7:43 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (Dec 1) postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the US embassy. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Gas giant Gazprom, Ukraine finalise deals to ship Russian gas to Europe
December 31, 2019 7:06 AMMOSCOW (BLOOMBERG) – With just a day to spare, Russia and Ukraine signed all agreements necessary to continue gas flows to Europe for the next five years, averting a winter supply crisis. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Pompeo goes to Ukraine as impeachment cloud hangs over Trump
December 30, 2019 8:08 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrives in Ukraine this week to voice support for the embattled nation, a message muddled by Rudy Giuliani’s latest visit there in search of dirt on Joe Biden and by the pending Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. …read more...
Ukraine rivals to exchange prisoners in controversial swap
December 29, 2019 12:35 PMKRAMATORSK, UKRAINE (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists in the war-torn east of the country are expected to swap dozens of prisoners on Sunday (Dec 29) in a frontline operation that stirred controversy in Kiev. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Putin at launch of rail bridge linking annexed Crimea, Russia
December 25, 2019 5:00 AMMOSCOW • Russian President Vladimir Putin stood in the driver’s cabin of a train on Monday for the official opening of a rail bridge linking annexed Crimea and southern Russia, with the launch drawing sharp criticism from Ukraine and the European Union. …read more Source:: The Straits...
