Section: Australia
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
OSCE to double Ukraine observer mission to 1,000 (AFP)
Vienna (AFP) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is to roughly double the size of its observer mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine to up to 1,000 personnel, a spokeswoman for the security body told AFP Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
IMF approves $US17.5 billion lifeline to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a massive economic aid plan for crisis-wracked Ukraine, where the economy is reeling from a pro-Russia insurgency in nation’s industrial heartland. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel to snub Moscow WWII parade over Ukraine (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined an invitation to a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia launches ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
‘Ukraine has the right to defend itself’
RUSSIA’S constant ceasefire violations over Ukraine have infuriated the West. Now the US is retaliating. …read more Source:...
Japanese ex-PM praises ‘happy life’ in Crimea (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – A controversial former Japanese prime minister on Wednesday praised life in Crimea as “happy” as he slammed Tokyo’s position on the seizure of the peninsula by Russia during a contentious visit. …read more Source: The West...
US sends more security equipment to Ukraine, sanctions rebels (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States will deliver Humvees and drones to Ukraine and hit rebel leaders and their alleged Russian supporters with further sanctions, after accusing Moscow of repeatedly violating a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The West...
US blacklists Ukraine separatists, Crimea bank (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States stepped up pressure on Ukraine separatists Wednesday, announcing economic sanctions on rebel leaders and their alleged Russian supporters, and on the largest bank in Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Russian ‘reign of terror’ in Ukraine
THE top US diplomat for Europe says Crimea and eastern Ukraine were subject to a “reign of terror”. …read more Source: THE...
