Section: Today (Singapore)
Putin: ‘We don’t want the USSR back but no one believes us’
MOSCOW – Russia is not trying to bring back the USSR, President Vladimir Putin said in a documentary aired yesterday (Dec 20), but the problem is that “nobody wants to believe it”. Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, which saw pro-Russian leader Viktor… …read more Source:...
Russia threatens gas cut off to Ukraine over debts
MOSCOW – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak says Russia will cut off gas supply to Ukraine “today or tomorrow” over unpaid deliveries. Russia resumed gas supplied to Ukraine less than two months ago after the two countries signed a deal ensuring supplies… …read more Source:...
State of emergency in Crimea after power lines blown up
MOSCOW – Crimea declared a state of emergency today (Nov 22) after its main electricity power lines from Ukraine were blown up, leaving the Russian-annexed peninsula in darkness after the second such attack in a matter of days. Crimea depends on Ukraine for… …read more Source:...
Teddy bear bombs? Ukrainian soldiers teach kids to avoid explosives
MARIUPOL (Ukraine) – “A bomb can be planted inside”, a Ukrainian soldier warned students as he pointed to a stuffed animal at a high school in Mariupol, a strategic port city in Ukraine’s war-scarred east. School No. 5 is located in the city’s eastern… …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire helps volunteers bring dead soldiers home
ZELENE POLE, Ukraine – A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine means more work for the volunteer group Black Tulip, which can now collect remains of Ukrainian soldiers killed in action without the risk of being caught in crossfire between rebels and government… …read more Source:...
Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place. Merkel made her remarks ahead of a visit to… …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines 17: What we know
NEW YORK – Fifteen months after 298 people were killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile over Ukraine, conflicting reports by Dutch and Russian investigators were released yesterday (Oct 13) outlining just what happened and who is… …read more Source:...
MH17 shot down by Buk missile fired from Eastern Ukraine: Dutch Safety Board
THE HAGUE (Netherlands) – The Dutch Safety Board has confirmed that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile fired from Eastern Ukraine. The BUK missile struck MH17 on left side of cockpit, the Dutch Safety Board said. The board also… …read more Source:...
Putin promised to use influence in Donbass for progress on Minsk deal: Kremlin
MOSCOW – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin had promised to use his influence in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region to ensure progress in the Ukraine conflict’s Minsk peace process, The Kremlin’s spokesman said on Saturday according to Interfax. Dmitry Peskov,… …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels agree to broaden weapons withdrawal
MINSK – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the OSCE’s representative at peace talks, Martin Sajdik, said on Tuesday. The deal was agreed during further… …read more Source:...
