Section: Thailand
Ukraine faces coal shortage with rebels controlling mines
KIEV – With the rich seams of coal in eastern Ukraine under rebel control and Russia cutting off supplies, the Kiev government faces the awkward prospect of turning to its enemies for help. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea
KIEV – NATO’s top military commander said Wednesday he was “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia to lose some $40 bn a year due to sanctions: minister
MOSCOW – Russia is set to lose around $40 billion (32 billion euros) per year due to Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Isolated at G20, Putin shows he will do it his way in Ukraine
PHUKET: It may have looked in the West like Russian President Vladimir Putin fled this weekend’s G20 summit early with his tail between his legs after being berated over Ukraine.But it was a different story in Russia, where pliant media praised Putin for being courageous enough to “enter the lion’s den”, stand up to his...
Kiev says Russia has 7,500 troops in Ukraine
KIEV – Ukraine said Russia has thousands of troops in its conflict-ravaged east and vowed to boost its own military capacity, ratcheting up tensions Saturday after Kiev’s new coalition pledged to make joining NATO a priority. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Moscow accuses West of seeking Russia ‘regime change’
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday accused the West of seeking to force a regime change in Russia through sanctions over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainians in rebel east brace for winter among the ruins
STEPANIVKA (UKRAINE) – Farm worker Vitaly digs wearily at the cold earth in the half-ruined village of Stepanivka in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Biden in talks with Ukraine leaders as toll rises in east
KIEV – US Vice President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine’s leaders Friday on the first anniversary of the protests that toppled the former pro-Kremlin regime, with Kiev hoping for an announcement on further US assistance. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says
KIEV – Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: Bangkok...
International monitors shot at in east Ukraine: OSCE
KIEV – A convoy of international monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was shot at by “uniformed personnel” in east Ukraine, the organisation said Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
