Section: Thailand
Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases in new price row
KIEV – Ukraine announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases following a breakdown of price negotiations aimed at keeping supplies running for the next three to six months. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Malaysia demands UN court for MH17 shootdown
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – The Netherlands, Malaysia and three other countries want a UN tribunal to be set up to try those responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, a senior diplomat said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Netherlands, Malaysia push for UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – The Netherlands, Malaysia and three other countries want a UN tribunal to be set up to try those responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, a senior diplomat said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Japan PM calls on Putin to work towards Ukraine peace
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to play a constructive role in finding “peaceful and diplomatic solutions” to the crisis in Ukraine, after the EU agreed to prolong sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
‘Nearly half’ of MH17’s wreckage still in Ukraine
KIEV – A top pro-Russian rebel said Wednesday that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields controlled by the separatists. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO won’t be ‘dragged into arms race’ with Russia: Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance will not get dragged into an arms race with Russia but must counter Moscow’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine rebels train child soldiers in the making
KHARTSYZK (UKRAINE) – He is only 14 but already knows how to assemble a Kalashnikov rifle. Denis is a child soldier in the making — eager to join the pro-Russian militants fighting Ukrainian troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s restless lenders question sweetened debt deal
KIEV – Ukraine’s main debt holders responded with extreme caution Monday to a sweetened but “final” debt restructuring offer that would keep the war-torn nation from imposing a repayment moratorium next month. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months: official
LUXEMBOURG – EU foreign ministers formally agreed Monday to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine vows to pay Russia despite default threat
KIEV – Cash-strapped Ukraine promised on Friday to make the next payment on a disputed Russian loan it had threatened to stop servicing due to Moscow’s rejection of more lenient terms. …read more Source: Bangkok...
