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Ukraine president urges Russia to withdraw troops
Australia pledged its support for Ukraine during a visit by the nation’s president on Thursday, with Australia’s prime minister calling for an end to the bloody conflict in Eastern Europe and Ukraine’s leader urging Russia to withdraw.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a sharp critic of Russia since Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Ukraine president pleads with Russia to withdraw
SYDNEY – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying it would lead to almost immediate peace. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Aussies pick ‘shirtfront’ over ‘man-bun’
SYDNEY – “Shirtfront”, an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to challenge Russia’s Vladimir Putin, was yesterday picked as the National Dictionary Centre’s word of the year, beating “man-bun”.Two months ago, Mr Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” – an...
Australia may sell uranium and coal to Ukraine for energy use
…read more Source: Kyodo...
Ukrainian president in Australia to discuss MH17 tragedy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived in Australia on Thursday morning ahead of a two- day visit, in which he will address the MH17 tragedy with Australian leaders. …read more Source: China...
Ukraine president pleads with Russia to withdraw
A day after a ceasefire came into effect, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko urged Russia to fully withdraw its troops from eastern Ukraine, adding that such a move would bring immediate peace. …read more Source: Channel...
Russian military mission sent to eastern Ukraine at Kiev’s request
Russia has sent a group of military officers to Ukraine’s Donetsk region at Kiev’s request to facilitate peaceful settlement of the crisis, Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces said Wednesday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
Record Numbers Trying and Dying to Reach Europe: UN
Geneva. More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday, urging governments to take more action to save lives. More than 207,000 people have made the risky sea crossing since January, almost three times the previous high of 70,000 during the Libyan civil war in 2011, the...
Russian PM warns against ‘hysterics’ over ruble collapse
MOSCOW – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev urged Russians to be patient Wednesday as the ruble plunged further due to falling oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine, and said the currency was now undervalued. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Lithuanian ex-finance minister to be Ukraine anti-corruption tsar
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Lithuanian finance minister Algirdas Šemeta is to become Ukraine’s new anti-corruption tsar after winning the backing of the Kiev government and its Western lenders, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
