Section: Today (Singapore)
Russia to blame for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: U.S. special envoy
KIEV – Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a “hot war” rather than a “frozen conflict”, the U.S. special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine on Sunday. … …read more Source:...
Macron to discuss Ukraine with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko
37 min 52 sec agoPARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and …read more Source:...
U.S. special envoy to visit eastern Ukraine
51 min 49 sec agoWASHINGTON – The envoy tapped to lead U.S. …read more Source:...
U.S. general says allies worry Russian war game may be ‘Trojan horse’
BERLIN – U.S. allies in eastern Europe and Ukraine are worried that Russia’s planned war games in September could be a “Trojan horse” aimed at leaving behind military equipment brought into Belarus, the U.S. Army’s top general in Europe said on Thursday. … …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebel leader in E. Ukraine unveils plan for new state
MOSCOW/KIEV – The pro-Russian rebel leader of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine announced proposals to abolish Ukraine and create a new state in its place on Tuesday, comments that could further undermine a 2015 peace deal that is already faltering. … …read more Source:...
On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil ‘living memorial’
VIJFHUIZEN (Netherlands) – Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a… …read more Source:...
Knife attacker kills two Ukrainian tourists in Egyptian resort: sources
35 min 41 sec agoCAIRO – Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other foreigners wounded by an at …read more Source:...
EU’s Juncker says corruption undermining Ukraine’s progress
KIEV – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said corruption was undermining all efforts to rebuild Ukraine in line with European Union norms, as President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Thursday to pursue ever-closer integration with the bloc. … …read more Source:...
Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice
KUALA LUMPUR – Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday (July 13) demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. All 298 people on board… …read more Source:...
Exclusive: Russia delivers more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses
FEODOSIA, Crimea – Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany’s… …read more Source:...
