Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Desperate shortages leave Ukraine ill-prepared for trauma of war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – With Ukraine still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents a day to feed patients, the country has been left ill-prepared for the trauma of war. …read more Source: The West...
Attacks reported, drone spotted in eastern Ukraine despite ceasefire: military
The Ukrainian army reports 11 attacks against its positions in the east where a ceasefire is tentatively holding, and said a drone was spotted over Mariupol, the last major eastern town under its control. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions over Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia responded angrily on Saturday to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia will react if US imposes new sanctions
Russia will take countermeasures if the US imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Prisoners of war put to work in east Ukraine (AFP)
Ilovaisk (Ukraine) (AFP) – On the snowy roof of a music school in eastern Ukraine, workers are busy fixing damage from artillery shelling. When their shift ends, they line up in single file to return to their cells. …read more Source: The West...
The guns fall silent in eastern Ukraine
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko yesterday said a “real”, though fragile, ceasefire was in place in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Poroshenko says ceasefire in Ukraine is now ‘real’ (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said a “real” ceasefire was in place in Ukraine after the first 24 hours in seven months without a military casualty, although he admitted the standoff was fragile. …read more Source: The West...
Uranium talk thumbs nose at Putin
AUSTRALIA would begin uranium exports to energy-poor Ukraine under plans that are likely to anger Russia. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine mulls Australia energy to ease reliance on Russia (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Energy-starved Ukraine Thursday held talks with Australia over the supply of coal and uranium as it looks to ease its reliance on hostile neighbour Russia for gas. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader pleads with Russia to withdraw as truce holds (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday pleaded with Russia to withdraw its troops from his country and close the border, saying doing so would create peace in the war-torn region within weeks. …read more Source: The West...
