Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
GENEVA – US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s frontlines calm ahead of gas talks
KIEV – Ukraine’s frontlines were relatively calm on Sunday ahead of high-level EU-mediated gas talks between Kiev and Moscow, as journalists mourned the killing by mortar fire of a Ukrainian photographer. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin vows to find killers
MOSCOW — Russian investigators say they are looking into several possible motives for the killing of prominent opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, including an attempt to destabilise the state, Islamic extremism, the Ukraine conflict and his personal life. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Isolated skirmishes hamper Ukraine truce
KIEV – Ukraine said Saturday that isolated clashes were punctuating a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels after international monitors warned that the conflict in the country stands at a “crossroads”. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine conflict at ‘crossroads’ as troop deaths shake truce
KIEV – International monitors said the conflict in Ukraine was at a “crossroads” as further losses among government forces rattled a two-week-old truce just as it seemed to be gaining traction. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Blatter slams “shameful scenes” at Europa League ties
PARIS – FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed his disappointment on Friday following scenes of racism and violence at Europa League matches in the Netherlands and Ukraine on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia confirms will attend gas talks with EU, Ukraine
MOSCOW – Russia has confirmed that it will attend talks with the European Union and Ukraine on Monday aimed at resolving a bitter gas supply dispute which threatens deliveries to Europe. …read more Source: Bangkok...
UN to discuss Ukraine on anniversary of annexation
ARTEMIVSK (UKRAINE) – The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday, a year to the day since Russian troops and pro-Moscow forces began seizing ports and cities on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West sanctions threat shows ‘unwillingness’ in Ukraine truce
MOSCOW – Russia on Thursday called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not working for the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US furious over Russia’s ‘lies’ on Ukraine
KIEV – The United States expressed fury at Russia’s “lies” over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone on Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
