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Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust ‘conciliatory’ Russia (AFP)
Sep29

Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust ‘conciliatory’ Russia (AFP)

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko used his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rail against Russian aggression, urging the world not to believe “conciliatory” statements from his counterpart Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The West...

Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia at gunpoint (AFP)
Sep29

Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia at gunpoint (AFP)

Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, said Tuesday she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia by armed, masked men. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine opens high-stakes trial of captured Russians (AFP)
Sep29

Ukraine opens high-stakes trial of captured Russians (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday launched the criminal trial of two captured Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct but covert involvement the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia (AFP)
Sep29

Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia (AFP)

Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, said Tuesday she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia by armed, masked men. …read more Source: The West...

Kiev opens politically-charged trial of Russian troops (AFP)
Sep29

Kiev opens politically-charged trial of Russian troops (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday began hearing a case against two Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct involvement the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

Kiev opens trial of ‘Russian soldiers’ (AFP)
Sep29

Kiev opens trial of ‘Russian soldiers’ (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday began hearing a case against two alleged Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct involvement the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

OzUke-2015: Australia – Ukraine
Sep29

OzUke-2015: Australia – Ukraine

Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Presidnet Stefan Romaniw OAM from the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO). Now is the time to build greater ties between Ukrainian society and Australian society for the benefit of both. Our …(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Головою Управи Союзу Українських Організацій Австралії ( СУОА) п....

Frost visible between Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin on Syria, Ukraine, history
Sep29

Frost visible between Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin on Syria, Ukraine, history

The American and Russian leaders share a toast at a UN dinner, but their eyes reveal their fundamentally different views. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Russia closes airspace to Ukraine airlines from Oct 25 (AFP)
Sep29

Russia closes airspace to Ukraine airlines from Oct 25 (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Monday said it would close its airspace to Ukrainian airlines from October 25 in reprisal for a ban that Ukraine has slapped on two Russian firms. …read more Source: The West...

Bishop in thick of UN talks on Syria
Sep28

Bishop in thick of UN talks on Syria

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is representing Australia at the United Nations General Assembly where Syria, Iraq and Ukraine will figure high on the agenda. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...