Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Hollande, Putin reach accord on cancelled warship deal: Paris
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande’s office said Wednesday he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on compensation for failing to deliver two Mistral warships over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia says will continue push for MH17 prosecution
SYDNEY – Australia vowed Saturday no let up in its quest to prosecute those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine, saying Russia’s veto of a UN resolution raised further questions about its involvement. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto
SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainian ATM skimmers caught in Chiang Mai
Three Ukrainian men have been arrested in Chiang Mai with 56 counterfeit electronic cards they used to withdraw about 1.5 million baht cash from bank ATMs, police said on Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine bans Putin buddy Depardieu for five years
KIEV – Ukraine said Tuesday it had blacklisted French film star and newly minted Russian national Gerard Depardieu in apparent retribution for reportedly refusing to recognise the independence of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Tsurenko wins first WTA title in Istanbul
ISTANBUL – Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko, ranked 71 in the world, won her first WTA tournament, the Istanbul Cup on Sunday, when she defeated Poland’s Urszula Radwanska 7-5, 6-1. …read more Source: Bangkok...
France, Germany, Ukraine, Russia urge respect for Ukraine truce
PARIS – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held talks over the conflict in east Ukraine, with all sides calling for the full implementation of a ceasefire deal, the French presidency said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
‘Moral duty’ to punish ‘murderers’ who downed MH17: Ukraine leader
KIEV – President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” Friday to punish the “murderers” who killed 298 people by downing Flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine one year ago. …read more Source: Bangkok...
