Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine ‘a moment of testing’ for West
BARACK Obama has condemned Russian aggression in Ukraine as a threat to peace in Europe and pledged NATO will protect allies who fear Moscow. …read more Source: THE...
Poroshenko to brief world leaders before NATO summit (AFP)
Newport (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will brief British Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Thursday before the official start of a NATO summit, a British government source said. …read more Source: The West...
Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has downplayed Moscow’s plan for peace in Ukraine, as an official said America wouldn’t go to “war” with Russia. …read more Source:...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia over Ukraine concerns
The French government has suspended the planned delivery of the first of two helicopter carriers ordered by Russia, the president’s office says, citing Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin reveals seven-point peace plan
RUSSIA and Ukraine say they are working on a ceasefire deal, an announcement that threatens to upstage a NATO summit on the crisis. …read more Source: THE...
Atrocities spur call for military action (The West Australian)
Australia’s military appears destined for two overseas hotspots after Tony Abbott revealed a “general request” to help repel the brutal Islamic State militants in northern Iraq and send troops to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin offers his seven-point plan for a ceasefire with Ukraine
Russian President offhandedly mentions he has ‘sketched out’ a peace plan and expects Ukraine and the separatists to announce an agreement by Friday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Paris suspends delivery of warship to Russia over Ukraine (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – France said Wednesday “conditions” were not in place to deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia, a move planned later this year that has sparked controversy given the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Cameron compares Putin to Hitler
INVOKING the rise of Nazi Germany, British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned Europe against appeasing Russia’s belligerence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
NATO must help strengthen Ukraine’s military: Obama
US President Barack Obama urged NATO on Wednesday to help strengthen Ukraine’s military and said the alliance must leave the door open to new members to counter what he called Russian aggression. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
