Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Putin warns West not to blackmail Russia (AFP)
Belgrade (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin accused his US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile approach towards Russia, warning in a Cold War-style tirade that Moscow would not be blackmailed by the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia can’t be blackmailed by West over Ukraine, Putin Warns Obama
It’s futile for the US and its allies to “blackmail” Russia over the Ukraine crisis, President Vladimir Putin said in a newspaper interview. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vlad the impaled: Femen militant fined for stabbing Putin waxwork (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – A Ukrainian member of the Femen movement was slapped with over 6,000 euros ($7,300) in fines on Wednesday for impaling a wax statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a stake, while bare-breasted, in a Paris museum. …read more Source: The West...
‘Rogue rebels’ surround Ukraine troops near Lugansk (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A “rogue” band of pro-Russian rebels was surrounding more than 100 Ukrainian troops in the eastern Lugansk region on Wednesday, the local governor said. …read more Source: The West...
Russian pullback starts
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian troops were beginning to pull back from Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Putin and Poroshenko discuss Ukraine conflict, gas dispute
A long-running dispute over natural gas supplies will be on the agenda when Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko hold talks in Italy later this week, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: ABC...
Dune-themed bug lets Russian hackers target NATO, Ukraine: iSight
Russian hackers exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors, according to cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Seven killed by shelling near Ukraine’s Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Seven civilians died and 17 were injured when shells exploded near a funeral procession in a suburb of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Tuesday, city hall said. …read more Source: The West...
New Ukraine defence chief vows to stand up to Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s new defence minister vowed on Tuesday to build an army capable of withstanding Russia as sparks flew in advance of talks between Moscow and Washington over their worst standoff since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Small team of MH17 investigators return to crash site
Dutch experts have returned to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, working with Ukrainian emergency services to recover belongings of the victims. …read more Source: ABC...
