Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Ukraine officials prepare to inspect disputed Russian convoy
Ukrainian officials were preparing to inspect a massive Russian “aid” convoy bound for the conflict-torn east on Friday after Russian armoured vehicles crossed the border, fuelling fears Moscow is trying to bolster the unravelling insurgency. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainian border officials inspecting Russian convoy: Kiev
KIEV – Ukrainian border and customs officials have begun inspecting a mammoth Russian aid convoy before it crosses into Ukraine, a Kiev military spokesman told AFP. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine rebel military chief quits: separatists
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – The main military commander of pro-Russian rebels battling government forces in east Ukraine, Igor Strelkov, quit his post Thursday, the separatist leadership said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian convoy rolls on towards Ukraine as fighting intensifies
A massive Russian “humanitarian” convoy closed in on Ukraine’s border Thursday despite doubts over whether the trucks would be allowed across, and as deadly fighting rocked rebel-held strongholds. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Disputed Russian convoy approaches southeastern Ukraine
MOSCOW – A Russian aid convoy that Kiev fears Moscow could use to help arm pro-Kremlin insurgents moved closer to separatist southeastern Ukraine on Thursday, a Russian emergencies ministry spokesman said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine sending own aid convoys to war-torn east
KIEV – Ukraine said it was sending on Thursday its own aid convoys to the war-torn east of the country, as wrangling continued over a mammoth column of Russian trucks rumbling towards the border. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine sets conditions for Russian convoy as death toll soars
KIEV – Ukraine set conditions for letting in Russian aid shipments to rebel-held eastern regions as the UN said the death toll in the separatist conflict nearly doubled to more than 2,000 in two weeks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia bans Ukrainian alcohol in escalating trade war
MOSCOW – Russia fired its latest salvo in an escalating trade war with the West and Kiev on Wednesday by banning all Ukrainian alcohol imports over alleged violations of safety rules. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine wants Russia punished for admitting Crimean clubs
KIEV – Ukrainian Football Federation boss Anatoly Konkov has called upon the world and European football ruling bodies to punish the Russian Football Union for admitting clubs from Crimea, which Russia annexed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Brent crude hits one-year low on weak demand
LONDON – Brent North Sea crude oil dropped to a one-year low point on Wednesday as weak demand expectations help offset potential supply disruptions caused by the Ukraine crisis and Iraq unrest. …read more Source: Bangkok...
