Section: Taiwan News (Taiwan)
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
UROZHAYNE, Crimea (AP) — Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when …read more Source: Taiwan...
Putin, Obama discuss Syria, Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have held a telephone conversation about the Syrian war and the unresolved conflict …read more Source: Taiwan...
IMF chief warns Ukraine over slow pace of reform
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned Ukraine it would be unable to keep supporting it financially if …read more Source: Taiwan...
Ukrainian minister hopes resignation will speed up reforms
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian economy minister whose resignation plunged the country into yet another political crisis says he hopes the scandal will help …read more Source: Taiwan...
Germany’s Merkel presses Putin on Ukraine separatists
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged President Vladimir Putin to use Russia’s influence with separatists in eastern Ukraine to …read more Source: Taiwan...
AP Exclusive: Putin aide: Kiev refuses to honor Minsk deal
MOSCOW (AP) — Kiev has failed to meet its obligations under the Minsk peace accord and has instead introduced an economic blockade of eastern Ukraine, …read more Source: Taiwan...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine.Kerry arrived in Zurich …read more Source: Taiwan...
Ukraine: Leaders focus on elections, cease-fire in east
PARIS (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are discussing elections in eastern Ukraine and want a lasting cease-fire that could bring …read more Source: Taiwan...
4 countries bid to host world team 2016 walk championships
MONACO (AP) — Italy, Mexico, Ukraine and Ecuador are bidding to host the world race walking team championships, while Poland is the sole bidder for …read more Source: Taiwan...
Ukraine says it won’t repay Russian debt due by weekend
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says his country won’t repay a $3 billion debt owed to Russia by this weekend.Yatsenyuk announced at …read more Source: Taiwan...