Section: Today (Singapore)
Ukrainian anti-gay right stirs flap over Eurovision ‘diversity’ rainbow
KIEV – The transformation of a Soviet-era monument in Kiev into “the world’s largest man-made rainbow” was meant to trumpet Ukraine’s willingness to celebrate diversity as it hosts the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. Instead, a dispute with… …read more Source:...
Merkel tells Putin: implement Minsk to get EU sanctions lifted
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on all sides in the conflict in Ukraine to work toward the ceasefire envisaged by the Minsk accords, saying implementation of those agreements could lead to the lifting of EU sanctions against Russia. … …read more Source:...
Austrian suspected of war crimes in Ukraine detained in Poland
VIENNA – An Austrian man suspected of war crimes in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine was arrested in Poland on Sunday, Austrian prosecutors said. The 25-year old is accused of “having killed… …read more Source:...
Sanctions short-circuit Russia’s electricity plans for annexed Crimea
MOSCOW/SEVASTOPOL, Crimea- Russia’s $1.3 billion plan to build two new power plants in Crimea aimed to show that Moscow could complete high-tech projects on the annexed peninsula despite Western technology sanctions. But two years after its… …read more Source:...
China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier
BEIJING – China on Wednesday launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier, which will join an existing one bought second-hand from the Ukraine, amid rising tensions over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. … …read more Source:...
Kremlin says Ukraine is pushing away breakaway region with power cut
MOSCOW – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the Ukrainian government’s decision to cut power supplies to the breakaway region of Luhansk amounted to a rejection of the territory. “It’s another step by Ukraine on the road to… …read more Source:...
Russia to supply breakaway Ukrainian region with power: official
MOSCOW – Russia will start providing power to the breakaway Ukrainian region of Luhansk after Kiev cut supplies, Interfax news agency cited Russia’s envoy to the Ukraine peace talks, Boris Gryzlov, as saying on Tuesday. Gryzlov said the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine cuts power supply to separatist region, blaming unpaid debts
KIEV – Ukraine’s national power company said on Tuesday it had cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian separatists because they had run up large debts. There was no immediate reaction from political leaders in… …read more Source:...
EU’s Mogherini, on Moscow visit, says bloc’s Russia sanctions to stay
MOSCOW – The European Union’s top diplomat said on Monday that the bloc wanted better ties with Russia but could not pretend Moscow did not annex Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and that EU sanctions would stay in place. Federica Mogherini, on her… …read more Source:...
Russia says those guilty of death of OSCE member should be found
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the people implicated in the death of an American member of the OSCE mission in eastern Ukraine should be brought to justice. Speaking at a press conference alongside the European… …read more Source:...
