Section: The China Post (Taiwan)
Ukraine reports victory in cyberattack; others still struggling
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The virus, which exploits a security gap in Windows, spread quickly this week, paralyzing companies throughout Europe and the U.S. …read more Source: The China...
Putin visits France, hopes to mend strained ties with West
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – On a visit likely to shape Russia-France ties for years, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sumptuous Palace of Versailles on Monday for what the newly elected French leader said would be “demanding” talks on Syria, the Ukrainian crisis and other thorny issues...
Ukraine blocks popular Russian social networks
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Access to internet search engine also denied as Ukraine-Russia feud continues. …read more Source: The China...
Writer sparks war of words by joining pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – One of Russia’s best known novelists, Zakhar Prilepin, has sparked a bitter row among top writers by revealing he is now fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: The China...
Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died Monday in New York. He was 64. …read more Source: The China...
Russia now recognizes Ukrainian rebel documents, passports
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order for Russia to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The China...
Fragile ceasefire returns to Ukraine
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Fighting subsided around a flash point Ukrainian town on Sunday following a week-long surge in violence that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to pledge to help bring peace to Europe’s backyard. …read more Source: The China...
6 killed in Ukraine; Putin says Ukraine seeking US support
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Salvos of artillery shook eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels. Two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight and 10 others wounded, the government said, while rebels said one of their fighters was killed. …read more Source: The...
UN calls for end to fighting after fresh Ukraine clashes
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The U.N. Security Council Tuesday called for an immediate return to a ceasefire in Ukraine where three days of fighting in a flashpoint town have left at least 13 dead and thousands of locals without power in freezing conditions. …read more Source: The China...
Ukraine lawmaker sparks scandal by shooting man in leg
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – New Year’s Eve passed off peacefully enough in war-torn Ukraine — until a senior lawmaker shot a man in the leg during a testosterone-charged road rage incident. …read more Source: The China...