Section: Today (Singapore)
Ukraine rebuilds navy, with U.S. help, to counter Russian build-up in Crimea
KIEV – Ukraine is refitting and expanding its naval fleet, including repairing its flagship, the frigate “Hetman Sahaydachnyy”, to counter a Russian military build-up in the annexed territory of Crimea, the commander of the Ukrainian navy says. … …read more Source:...
Ukraine sets out strategy to investigate cash-rich officials
KIEV – Ukrainian authorities will investigate politicians and officials who declare cash assets of more than $100,000 and will impose prison sentences of up to 15 years on any found guilty of wrongdoing, General Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said on Tuesday. … …read more Source:...
Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth
KIEV – An anti-corruption reform requiring senior Ukrainian officials to declare their wealth online has exposed a vast difference between the fortunes of politicians and those they represent. Some declared millions of dollars in cash. Others… …read more Source:...
Dutch government seeks more time for solution on Ukraine-EU treaty impasse
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch government sought more time on Monday to find a way to avoid having to revoke the country’s support for a partnership agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, the foreign minister said in a letter to parliament. … …read more Source:...
Russia sends naval destroyer Smetlivy to Syria: state newspaper
MOSCOW – Russia on Friday despatched the naval destroyer Smetlivy to Syria to join its battle group there for a few months, Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported. It said the heavily armed ship had left the Crimean port of… …read more Source:...
Dutch PM may submit bill to revoke support for EU-Ukraine treaty on Monday
AMSTERDAM – Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said that his government may submit a bill revoking Dutch support for the European Union-Ukraine treaty on Monday. Rutte says rejection would be a mistake and would erode European unity but that… …read more Source:...
A third of Germans fear war erupting with Russia over Ukraine, Syria: poll
BERLIN – One in three Germans worry that tensions between the West and Russia over Crimea, Ukraine and Syria could lead to a military confrontation, according to an opinion poll by the respected Forsa institute published on Wednesday. The… …read more Source:...
No sleep for Ukraine officials as corruption reform deadline looms
KIEV – As the deadline nears for some 50,000 Ukrainian officials to fill out wealth declaration forms, lawmakers and ministers have vented their frustration at the tedious procedure with a mix of wry jokes and angry outbursts. The online form,… …read more Source:...
Merkel threatens sanctions on Russia over Aleppo bombing
BRUSSELS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday demanded an end to attacks by Syrian government forces and Russia on the northern city of Aleppo, adding that the European Union would take measures against both if the “barbaric” campaign continued. … …read more Source:...
German AfD leader: Trump offers change that may ease U.S.-Russian tensions
BERLIN – Germany’s anti-immigrant party chief said on Thursday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian relations which could help reduce conflict in Ukraine to Berlin’s advantage. Frauke… …read more Source:...
