Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Australia monitors Russian ships off north coast
BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) – Australia on Thursday said it was tracking four Russian naval vessels off its north coast, with relations between the two nations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO says Russian troops in Ukraine amid fears of all-out war
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending tanks, troops and military hardware to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling into question the Minsk peace deal. …read more Source: Bangkok...
UN warns full-scale combat may return to east Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – A senior UN official warned Wednesday that open warfare may erupt once more in eastern Ukraine, following reports of Russian tanks and troops crossing the border. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Klitschko unimpressed by Briggs’ latest antics
BERLIN – World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has brushed off the latest extreme efforts by USA boxer Shannon Briggs on Wednesday to earn a shot at the Ukrainian’s belts. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO says Russian military equipment entering east Ukraine
SOFIA – NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliance’s supreme allied commander said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Heavy artillery fire around Ukraine rebel city Donetsk
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s main rebel bastion of Donetsk in the fiercest fighting around the city in days, an AFP journalist said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
KIEV – International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site with little progress. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site with little progress. …read more Source: Bangkok...
OSCE observers fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
KIEV – International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site empty-handed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Merkel says EU not planning new sanctions against Russia
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the European Union was not planning new sanctions against Russia over a fresh spike in violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
