Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Ukraine shakes up top brass in new bid to crush rebels
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine shook up its beleaguered army’s top brass as clashes raged in the separatist east despite mounting US and German pressure on Russia to force the rebels to halt fire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine presses on with attacks on separatists after failed truce
KRAMATORSK (UKRAINE) – Ukrainian forces pressed on with their assault on pro-Russian insurgents after Kiev’s Western-backed leader brushed off European efforts to save a tenuous truce, prompting Russia to raise alarm over the “swiftly deteriorating” situation. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine leader vows to ‘attack’ rebels as ceasefire dropped
Ukraine’s Western-backed President Petro Poroshenko has announced that Kiev’s forces will resume a military offensive against pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine after he opted not to prolong a shaky ceasefire. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s Lviv quits 2022 bidding race
The Ukrainian city of Lviv has pulled out of the race to host the 2022 Winter Olympics due to the country’s raging crisis, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin calls on Ukraine leader to extend truce with rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday joined the leaders of Germany and France in calling on Ukraine to extend its temporary ceasefire with pro-Kremlin militias beyond Monday, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine, Europe leaders talk with Moscow before ceasefire expires
Ukraine’s new president has enlisted support from the leaders of Germany and France for a call on Sunday to Vladimir Putin as a ceasefire deadline looms and after pro-Russian rebels released more European monitors. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Pro-Russia rebels release second Ukraine monitor group
Pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine on Saturday released a second group of European monitors after being pressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet the terms of a tenuous truce with Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Four European monitors released by rebels in east Ukraine
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Saturday that pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have released four of the group’s monitors they had detained at the end of May. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian minister fears new sanctions
A new round of Western sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine could seriously impact the already stalled economy, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Moody’s cuts Russia’s rating outlook to ‘negative’, cites Ukraine crisis
Moody’s cut Russia’s credit rating outlook to “negative” Friday, a sign of a possible coming downgrade, citing the threat to the Russian economy from its involvement in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
