Section: Australia
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Ukraine adds Russian oil import ban to growing trade war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Wednesday he intended to introduce a ban on oil product imports from petro-giant Russia as part of Kiev’s festering trade war with Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko refuses all food and liquids (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch vote on key EU-Kiev pact as Europe watches (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The Dutch began voting Wednesday on whether to back a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum triggered by grassroots eurosceptic groups and seen as a yardstick on ties with Brussels. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch referendum on Ukraine treaty will test anti-EU sentiment (Reuters)
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch national referendum on Wednesday on economic and political ties with Ukraine is turning into a test of anti-EU sentiment before June’s Bre… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pilot’s 22-year jail term formally begins (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Nadiya Savchenko’s 22-year sentence formally begins Tuesday with the Ukrainian pilot to be sent to prison camp in the next 10 days unless Kiev secures a swap deal with Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Farage says Dutch ‘No’ would boost Brexit support (Reuters)
VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s UK Independence Party said on Monday that a Dutch vote against an EU treaty with Ukraine would give a boost to the Brexit camp less than three… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko under fire over secret offshore accounts (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A populist Ukrainian party leader said Monday he plans to launch impeachment proceedings against President Petro Poroshenko over his use of offshore accounts revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak. …read more Source: The West...
New skull and crossbones signs warn of mines in Ukraine (AFP)
Berezove (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Danger! Mines! Do not leave the road!”, warns a billboard painted with an ominous skull and crossbones on a blood-red background that stands on a roadside in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
US urges Dutch voters not to reject Ukraine-EU accord (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Friday urged Dutch voters not to reject the European Union’s cooperation deal with Ukraine when they go to the polls next week. …read more Source: The West...
Australia to sell uranium to Ukraine
Australia will soon sell uranium to Ukraine for power generation. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
