Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Vladimir Putin says plan to take Crimea was hatched before referendum
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he ordered officials to start work on taking control of Crimea weeks before a referendum which, the Kremlin has asserted until now, prompted the region’s annexation from Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine president says 64 soldiers killed since Feb 15 ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A total of 64 soldiers have been killed in eastern Ukraine since a ceasefire deal between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels went into effect on February 15, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using heavy weapons near Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists Monday of using mortars and a tank to fire on government positions near the eastern port of Mariupol in clashes that lasted several hours, violating a nearly month old ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Putin finally admits secret Ukraine plot
A YEAR after troops mysteriously appeared on the peninsula, Vladimir Putin has revealed when he ordered the covert operation to seize Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin reveals giving secret order to seize Crimea
Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin describes Yanukovych extrication
VLADIMIR Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order to annex Crimea. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine toll hidden by both sides
THE last time Marina Karpa spoke to her husband was when he called her on his mobile from a battlefield last July 29. …read more Source: THE...
More airline deaths in 2014, fewer crashes (AP)
The International Air Transport Association says 641 people died in airline crashes in 2014, not including 298 killed when MH17 was downed over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
How Putin hatched plan to invade Crimea
IT WAS an aggressive move that took the world by surprise. Now President Putin has revealed the moment he gave the secret order to annex Crimea. …read more Source:...
Putin describes secret operation to seize Crimea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president. …read more Source: The West...
