Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Ukraine hands popular general tricky defence job
KIEV – President Petro Poroshenko on Monday turned to the popular head of Ukraine’s frontline forces in his search for a defence minister ahead of a crunch general election and high-stakes talks with Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine turns to new defence chief ahead of Russia talks
KIEV – President Petro Poroshenko was set on Monday to name Ukraine’s fourth defence minister of the year as he positions himself for a crunch general election and high-level talks with Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia PM vows to ‘shirtfront’ Putin at G20 over MH17
SYDNEY – Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday vowed to “shirtfront”, or confront, Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit next month over the loss of Australian lives in the MH17 crash over Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine leader sacks defence minister ahead of Russia talks
President Petro Poroshenko dismissed Ukraine’s third defence minister of the year Sunday in a surprise decision ahead of high-level talks with Moscow on bringing peace to the Western-backed former Soviet republic. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border: Kremlin
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine, Russia leaders to meet in a bid to rescue truce
KHARKIV (UKRAINE) – The Ukraine crisis and its fragile truce will be the focus of high level talks this week, culminating in a rare meeting between President Petro Poroshenko and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia’s Putin to attend G20 leaders summit: Australia
SYDNEY – Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed Sunday Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 leaders’ summit in November, despite concerns about Russia’s actions in Ukraine in recent months. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says will meet Putin in Italy next week
KHARKIV (UKRAINE) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that he will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week to discuss the six-month conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Five killed in eastern Ukraine clashes: authorities
KIEV – Shelling in eastern Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern regions killed five people over the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday, in the latest deadly violations of a ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia’s Stosur into Osaka final
OSAKA (JAPAN) – Former US Open winner Samantha Stosur beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Saturday to reach the Japan Women’s Open final as she seeks the first successful title defence of her career. …read more Source: Bangkok...
