Section: Australia
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US imposes new Russia sanctions ahead of Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Russian-controlled Crimea as Ukraine announced the loss of five soldiers ahead of peace talks meant to end a war against Russian-backed insurgents. …read more Source: The West...
Bloody clashes resume ahead of Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian forces lost five soldiers on Friday in a sudden resurgence of clashes ahead of peace talks aimed at ending the separatist conflict and mending East-West ties. …read more Source: The West...
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed ahead of peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s forces on Friday reported the death of five soldiers in the first bloody day of clashes with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east in more than week. …read more Source: The West...
New US sanctions law could undermine relations with Russia: Lavrov (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – New US legislation authorising sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis could undermine relations between Moscow and Washington for a long time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders press Russia, urge new investment (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders urged Vladimir Putin to make a “radical change” in his stance on Ukraine Thursday as they boosted sanctions against Crimea despite fears of economic blowback from Russia’s spiralling financial crisis. …read more Source: The West...
EU approves new sanctions as summit weighs Russia crisis (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed new sanctions against Russian-annexed Crimea Thursday to show resolve against Moscow as European leaders prepared to discuss Russia’s spiralling financial crisis amid fears of the impact on their economies. …read more Source: The West...
Putin promises economic recovery, digs in on Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday tried to quell fears of economic collapse and vowed rapid recovery from the worst financial crisis of his rule but stressed that his position on Ukraine has not shifted. …read more Source: The West...
EU approves new Crimea sanctions (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU imposed additional sanctions Thursday on Crimea, banning all investment and restricting trade to force home the message the bloc will not recognise Russia’s “illegal annexation” of Ukraine territory. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine in ‘punitive’ war against rebels
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up his anti-Western rhetoric, accusing them of treating other countries like their underlings. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine in ‘punitive’ war against rebels (AFP)
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up his anti-Western rhetoric, accusing them of treating other countries like their underlings. …read more Source: The West...
