Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Russia, Ukraine trade blame as fighting tests truce
KIEV – Tensions over Ukraine festered on Saturday after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to “eliminate” the pro-Western former Soviet nation while Moscow charged Washington with orchestrating the entire crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine army says repelled rebel assault on Donetsk airport
The Ukrainian military said Saturday its forces had repelled an insurgent attack on the airport in the eastern separatist stronghold of Donetsk, despite an eight-day ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine PM accuses Putin of seeking to ‘eliminate’ country
KIEV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of wanting to wipe out Ukraine as an independent country despite a truce deal. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian aid convoy crosses border into Ukraine: reports
MOSCOW – The first 35 vehicles in a second Russian aid convoy heading for rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have crossed the border, Russian news agencies reported late Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU delays implementing Ukraine free trade deal
BRUSSELS – The European Union said Friday it will delay implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine by more than a year until the end of 2015. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US hits Russia’s largest bank, energy sector with sanctions
The United States hit Russia’s top bank and leading energy and technology companies with sanctions Friday, restricting access to finance and technology to punish Moscow’s support for Ukraine’s separatist rebels. …read more Source: Bangkok...
New EU sanctions against Russia enter into force
BRUSSELS – New European Union sanctions targeting Russian oil firms, defence companies and banks over the crisis in Ukraine entered into force on Friday, official documents showed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Divided EU in new talks on Russia sanctions over Ukraine
KIEV – The European Union holds a new round of talks on Thursday to try to agree on the latest round of sanctions against Moscow as a fragile truce in Ukraine appeared to be largely holding. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU’s Juncker gives France, Britain key economic jobs
BRUSSELS – France and Britain secured top positions on Wednesday in incoming European Commission President Jean Claude-Juncker’s new team, which must tackle a stagnant economy, rising euroscepticism and the Ukraine crisis on its borders. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Poroshenko says east Ukraine ‘radically changed’ since truce
KIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that the situation in the war-torn east had changed dramatically since a truce was signed last week. …read more Source: Bangkok...
