Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Russia win women’s fencing sabre team Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – Russia won the women’s fencing sabre team gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, beating the Ukraine 45-30 in the final. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian military sends advanced air defence system to Crimea
MOSCOW – The Russian military said Friday it had delivered its most advanced air defence system to Crimea after pledging last month to deploy it to the disputed region. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US calls for Ukraine-Russia restraint over Crimea
WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday called on Ukraine and Russia to show restraint after Moscow accused Kiev of plotting attacks in disputed Crimea, and urged a resumption of talks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Timeline of Ukraine-Russia ties since Crimea takeover
KIEV – Following are key dates in the dispute between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea: …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin accuses Ukraine of incursions into Crimea
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Serena out of Rio tennis
RIO DE JANEIRO – Defending champion and world number one Serena Williams was sent crashing out of the Olympic Games Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine says no ‘critical’ need for new IMF aid
KIEV – Ukraine’s finance minister has said the conflict-hit nation had no “critical” need for IMF funding as the global lender continues delaying the payout of billions of dollars in aid. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine squad told to avoid Russian media
KIEV – Ukraine’s sports minister on Friday banned his Olympic team from talking to the Russian media while in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Games. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko launches new hunger strike
KIEV – A Ukrainian pilot, who was freed from a Russian jail in May, announced a fresh hunger strike Tuesday in protest over Kiev’s failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine wrestler Belenyuk grapples prejudice, funding woes before Rio
KIEV – Taunted as a child over his Rwandese background, Greco-Roman wrestler Zhan Belenyuk has shrugged off the insults to become one of Ukraine’s leading Olympic medal hopes. …read more Source: Bangkok...
