Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine president enacts controversial laws banning Soviet symbols (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday enacted laws banning Soviet symbols and communist-era propaganda, his office said, after the measures drew strong Russian criticism when they were approved by parliament last month. …read more Source: The West...
France offers Russia 785 mn euros to ditch warship deal: report (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – France has offered Russia its terms to scrap a contentious contract to supply two warships that was suspended due to the Ukraine crisis, but Moscow judged the sum as unacceptable, a report said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
US Senator McCain turns down Ukraine advisor role (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Republican US Senator John McCain has turned down a post as advisor to Ukraine’s pro-Western President Petro Poroshenko, saying constitutional constraints prohibited him from accepting. …read more Source: The West...
NATO ministers sing while Ukraine strife continues
On Thursday, in a moment beyond satire, NATO’s foreign ministers linked arms and sang ‘We Are the World”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine accuses Facebook of pro-Russia bias (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande denounces ‘unacceptable’ violations of Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Aachen (Germany) (AFP) – France’s President Francois Hollande on Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after speaking briefly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany. …read more Source: The West...
France denounces ‘unacceptable’ violations of Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Aachen (Germany) (AFP) – France’s President Francois Hollande Thursday denounced as “unacceptable” ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine, after a brief conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Germany. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine navy left high and dry after Crimea losses (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – A clutch of rusty old naval boats bob about mournfully in the Black Sea off the harbour of Ukraine’s southern city Odessa near an ageing missile boat. …read more Source: The West...
‘Critical’ for Putin to implement Ukraine truce: NATO (AFP)
Antalya (Turkey) (AFP) – NATO leaders on Wednesday warned President Vladimir Putin to waste no time in implementing a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after the Russian strongman’s meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry raised hopes of a slackening in tensions. …read more Source: The West...
US says ‘critical’ for Putin to live up to Ukraine truce (AFP)
Antalya (Turkey) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned Russia that now was a critical time to implement a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine, after his talks with President Vladimir Putin raised hopes of a slackening in tensions. …read more Source: The West...
