Section: Thailand
Fears over Russian troop increase at Ukraine border
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Fears that Russia was massing troops on Ukraine’s border grew on Wednesday ahead of a visit by NATO’s secretary general, as an air strike hit the main eastern city where Kiev troops are besieging rebels. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin bans food from nations with sanctions on Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday slapped a one-year ban and restrictions on food and agricultural product imports from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its defiant stance on Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin bans imports from nations imposing sanctions on Russia
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday banned or limited food and agricultural product imports for a year from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its stance on Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine launches overnight air strike on rebel-held Donetsk
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – The main rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine was hit by an “air strike” overnight that caused no civilian casualties, local authorities said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia’s Putin orders response to Western sanctions
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered his government to draft a response to “unacceptable” Western sanctions over Moscow’s perceived backing of pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine’s volatile east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Sanctions may force Russia to raise taxes: Medvedev
MOSCOW – Russia may be forced to raise taxes in next year’s budget to make up for the impact of Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s Ukraine policy, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine closes in on rebel bastion, urges civilians to flee
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine said its forces are closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urged the insurgents to let civilians flee besieged eastern cities as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Malaysian experts to join probe at MH17 crash site
KIEV – Malaysian experts were to visit the site of the downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine for the first time on Monday, joining Dutch and Australian police as they continued combing the area for remains. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Civilians suffer in Ukraine clashes as MH17 probe gathers pace
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as an international probe at the crash site of downed flight MH17 made headway. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine fighting rages as MH17 probe gathers pace
Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, as international experts pushed on with their grim hunt for remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17. …read more Source: Bangkok...
