Section: ABC News (Australia)
Putin and Poroshenko discuss Ukraine conflict, gas dispute
A long-running dispute over natural gas supplies will be on the agenda when Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko hold talks in Italy later this week, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: ABC...
Small team of MH17 investigators return to crash site
Dutch experts have returned to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, working with Ukrainian emergency services to recover belongings of the victims. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin orders 17,000 troops to withdraw from Ukraine border
Russia’s president has ordered thousands of troops to withdraw from the Ukrainian border and return to their bases. …read more Source: ABC...
MH17 passenger found wearing oxygen mask
One of the people on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed in eastern Ukraine in July was found wearing an oxygen mask, the Dutch foreign minister and prosecutors said, raising the possibility that some passengers might have known their plane was doomed. …read more Source: ABC...
Twelve pro-Russian rebels killed at Donetsk airport: Ukraine
Twelve pro-Russian rebels have been killed at Donetsk airport, Ukraine’s military says, in fresh clashes that threaten a fragile ceasefire. …read more Source: ABC...
People killed in shelling near playground in Donetsk
At least 10 people have been killed in shelling near a school playground in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk, officials and witnesses said. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian MP beaten by nationalist mob in Odessa
A deputy from the party of ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych was attacked and beaten by a crowd in the Black Sea resort of Odessa on Tuesday during political campaigning for a parliamentary election set for October 26. …read more Source: ABC...
European Union retains targeted sanctions against Russia
The European Union is to keep in place tough economic sanctions against Russia despite what it has called encouraging developments during Ukraine’s ceasefire. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian ceasefire shows strain as troops shelled
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when separatist shelling hit their armoured vehicle near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, putting a fragile ceasefire under further strain. …read more Source: ABC...
Japan postpones plan for Putin visit: reports
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has dropped plans to host Russian president Vladimir Putin in Japan this year due to friction after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, media reports said. …read more Source: ABC...
