Section: Today (Singapore)
Ukraine’s defence ministry says website hit by cyber attack
KIEV – Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Tuesday its website was down due to cyber attacks that appeared aimed at disrupting it giving updates on the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern regions. “The purpose of the attacks was to… …read more Source:...
France’s Hollande backs extending sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that he backed extending sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, echoing similar comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he had held a joint news conference. “We must… …read more Source:...
Merkel says sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday sanctions against Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine would have to be extended because of a lack of progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement. “It will be necessary to… …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan: media
TOKYO – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Putin, in an… …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin says Western sanctions an obstacle to talks with Japan: media
TOKYO – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea are an obstacle to talks on a peace treaty with Japan, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Putin, in an… …read more Source:...
Exclusive: Dutch want guarantees on Ukraine deal at EU summit – draft
BRUSSELS – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wants EU leaders to say on Thursday that the bloc’s new agreement on closer ties with Kiev covers no extra security or financial obligations, a draft said. The draft decision by EU leaders – seen by… …read more Source:...
Airlines call for alternative to ‘useless’ U.N. security database
GENEVA – Airlines said on Thursday a U.N. warning mechanism designed to avoid a repeat of the 2014 downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine is “useless” and called for urgent new ways of detecting dangers to aircraft posed by war zones. A… …read more Source:...
EU unblocks visa-free travel for Ukraine, Georgia
BRUSSELS – The European Union will soon let Ukrainians and Georgians visit the bloc without needing a visa after officials said a deal had been struck on Thursday to end an internal EU dispute that had been holding up the promised measures. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine feels let down by EU with visa deal elusive
KIEV – Ukraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. The comments, made by two senior officials in interviews with Reuters, were… …read more Source:...
Ukraine ready to join trilateral gas talks in Brussels
MOSCOW – Ukraine is ready to join trilateral talks to discuss gas issues with Russia on Dec. 9 in Brussels, Ukraine state energy company Naftogaz said on its Twitter account on Monday (https://twitter.com/naftogazukraine). The former Soviet… …read more Source:...
