Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine: Yatseniuk
Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian president Vladimir Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine and to restore the Soviet Union. …read more Source: ABC...
Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Lugansk International Airport used to offer flights to Turkey, Egypt and other sunny tourist spots as well cities in Ukraine and Russia, handling as many as 10,000 passengers a day. …read more Source: The West...
EU delays implementing Ukraine free trade deal (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union said Friday it will delay implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine by more than a year until the end of 2015. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine crisis: US implements further sanctions on Russia
The United States has stepped up action against Russia over intervention in Ukraine, implementing further sanctions, including against Russia’s largest bank. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine warns of painful winter due to Russian gas cut (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Friday that it will have to adopt deeply unpopular energy savings measures this winter should Russia fail to lift its suspension of natural gas sales to the West-leaning ex-Soviet neighbour. …read more Source: The West...
West imposes new Russia sanctions, Putin defiant (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The United States and European Union hit Russia with tough new sanctions Friday in a coordinated riposte to Moscow’s “unacceptable behaviour” in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin dismisses new sanctions even as Russian ruble sinks (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Fresh EU and US sanctions on Friday dragged the ruble to a new low, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed them off and accused the West of using Ukraine as a political pawn. …read more Source: The West...
EU delays implementation of Ukraine free trade deal to end-2015 (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union said Friday it will delay implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine by 15 months to the end of 2015, as part of efforts to support the peace process. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch say need to know MH17 missile launch site to prosecute (AFP)
Rotterdam (Netherlands) (AFP) – Dutch prosecutors said Friday they need to know where a missile that may have shot down flight MH17 was fired from in eastern Ukraine before criminal charges could be laid. …read more Source: The West...
UN begins food aid to Ukraine’s war-torn east (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – The UN’s World Food Programme announced Friday the launch of its first food aid operation in Ukraine, saying it had begun distributing rations in the country’s conflict-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
