Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
UN accuses Ukraine forces, pro-Russia rebels of ‘torture’
KIEV – The United Nations on Monday released a damning report accusing Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels of torturing and indiscriminately shelling civilians in the bloody conflict in the separatist east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine
MOSCOW – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF deputy ‘impressed’ by Ukraine’s move toward reform
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund’s number two said Saturday he was “impressed” by Kiev’s plans for economic reform, following a visit to the country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
The foreign students accidentally trapped in Ukraine’s war
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Wissam Fawzi left Iraq in 2006, hoping to put the horrors of war behind him and study dentistry far away from the sound of bombs. Unfortunately, he picked eastern Ukraine for his new home. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kerry to meet Russia’s Lavrov in Rome on Monday
WASHINGTON – Top US diplomat John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Monday, amid a toughening American response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine cheers US vote for military aid, Russia outraged
KIEV – Ukraine on Friday welcomed a US bill that would allow Washington to provide lethal military assistance to the embattled country, but Russia expressed outrage at the “openly confrontational” legislation. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Poroshenko says ceasefire in Ukraine is now ‘real’
SYDNEY – President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty, although he admitted the standoff was fragile. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Three Ukraine soldiers dead in first casualties since ceasefire
KIEV – Three soldiers were killed and eight injured in the past 24 hours, a Ukraine military spokesman said on Thursday, marking the first casualties since a ceasefire was introduced earlier this week. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine mulls Australia energy to ease reliance on Russia
SYDNEY – Energy-starved Ukraine Thursday held talks with Australia over the supply of coal and uranium as it looks to ease its reliance on hostile neighbour Russia for gas. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine leader pleads with Russia to withdraw as truce holds
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying doing so would create peace in the war-torn region within weeks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
