Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Ukraine will halt fire in east from December 9, president says
KIEV – Ukraine’s army will halt fire across the separatist east on December 9 under the terms of a Russian-brokered peace deal signed in September, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin says West uses sanctions to undermine Russia
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the West had used the Ukraine crisis and the annexation of Crimea as a pretext to slap sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev calls for real truce in Donetsk
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stressed Thursday the need for a real ceasefire for eastern Ukraine, and not just the “hybrid” version currently in tatters. …read more Source: Bangkok...
70 rebel attacks in east Ukraine: military
KIEV – The Ukraine military reported Thursday more than 70 rebel attacks on its positions in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU eyes new energy sources after Russia shelves gas pipeline
BRUSSELS – Europe played down Tuesday an angry Russia’s shelving of the multi-billion-dollar South Stream gas pipeline project, saying it merely reinforced the need to find other energy sources amid the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia predicts recession in 2015 on sanctions, oil slump
MOSCOW – The Russian economy ministry on Tuesday slashed its economic forecast for 2015, announcing a contraction of 0.8 percent due to the pressure of Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis combined with falling oil prices. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ceasefire at Donetsk airport in east Ukraine agreed: rebel leader
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist leaders on Tuesday agreed a truce around the airport in the eastern rebel stronghold of Donetsk that has been the focus of fighting for months. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine, rebels ‘agree in principle’ on ceasefire in Lugansk: OSCE
KIEV – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have “agreed in principle” on a ceasefire in the eastern war-torn region of Lugansk, one of the ex-Soviet state’s two separatists provinces, the OSCE said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Erdogan hosts Putin to tighten Turkey-Russia alliance
ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday holds talks in Ankara with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to tighten links which have survived potentially grave disputes over the Syria and Ukraine crises. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine faces coal shortage with rebels controlling mines
KIEV – With the rich seams of coal in eastern Ukraine under rebel control and Russia cutting off supplies, the Kiev government faces the awkward prospect of turning to its enemies for help. …read more Source: Bangkok...
