Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Gazprom net profits drop sevenfold in 2014 on ruble, Ukraine
MOSCOW – Russia’s gas giant Gazprom on Wednesday reported its net profits in 2014 plunged sevenfold over the previous year, weighed down by economic sanctions and the devaluation of the ruble. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Political uncertainty mars future of Crimea’s athletes
MOSCOW – Moscow’s annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine has not only sparked the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War but also put under threat the sporting careers of Crimean athletes. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit
KIEV – Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Embattled Ukraine fights for debt deal on financial front
KIEV – As government troops face off against pro-Russian separatists, Ukraine is also manoeuvring on the financial front, scrambling to stave off disaster by renegotiating its foreign debts. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin says ‘no regrets’ over Crimea annexation
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he had no regrets over Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and that it was righting a historical injustice. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Klitschko out-points Jennings to retain heavyweight world titles
NEW YORK – Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko retained his heavyweight world titles with a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten American Bryant Jennings. …read more Source: Bangkok...
OSCE chief says ‘good chance for peace’ in Ukraine
VILNIUS – The OSCE chief said Monday a truce was holding in a key village in eastern Ukraine and urged rival sides to “embrace a good chance for peace” in the war-torn region. …read more Source: Bangkok...
300 US troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces: US Army
KIEV – About 300 US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the US Army said in a statement. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch team finds more remains at Ukraine MH17 crash site
THE HAGUE – Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Pro-Russia journalist gunned down in Ukraine
KIEV – A pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Ukraine’s capital Thursday, leading Kiev to brand the latest murders of pro-Moscow figures an enemy “provocation”. …read more Source: Bangkok...
