Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Russia’s Putin seeks ‘statehood’ talks on east Ukraine
MOSCOW – Moscow and Kiev representatives will meet in Minsk Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for statehood to be discussed for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin seeks ‘statehood’ talks for east Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday sharply raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be considered for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin calls for talks on ‘statehood’ for eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW – Talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine must discuss statehood for the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, increasing Moscow’s political demands for a resolution to the crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU gives Russia new sanctions ultimatum
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders on Sunday gave Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of sanctions as Kiev warned it was on the brink of “full-scale war” with Moscow. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Poland’s Tusk, Italy’s Mogherini get EU top jobs
BRUSSELS – European leaders on Saturday named Polish premier Donald Tusk as the next EU president and Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini to head the diplomatic service as the bloc faces challenges including the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Hollande says EU sanctions on Russia to be increased over Ukraine
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande said Saturday that EU leaders meeting in Brussels were likely to boost sanctions on Russia over the escalating Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU’s Barroso warns Ukraine crisis near ‘point of no return’
BRUSSELS – EU Commission head Jose Manual Barroso warned on Saturday that the crisis in Ukraine was reaching the point of no return, after reports Russian troops were fighting in the east of the country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU leaders seek riposte to Russia
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders gather in Brussels Saturday to thrash out a response to Russia’s deeper involvement in war-torn Ukraine and to bring new faces to key EU posts. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Gung-ho rebels impose tough rule of newly-taken Ukraine city
NOVOAZOVSK (UKRAINE) – Camouflaged rebel Alexander hung a sign on the wall of a busy supermarket Friday laying down the harsh new laws now governing the town of Novoazovsk after fighting drove out Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF approves $1.4 billion aid payment for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, but warned that continued fighting could undermine the international bailout of the country. …read more Source: Bangkok...
