Section: Australia
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine army takes control of shattered border post (AFP)
Dolzhansky (Ukraine) (AFP) – Crouching behind sandbags next to the bombed out remains of a roadside cafe that once catered for truck drivers and tourists, Ukrainian troops guarded the Dolzhansky border post with Russia on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Top envoys urge new Ukraine truce talks as battles rage (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Russia and Ukraine’s foreign ministers agreed in Berlin on Wednesday that new ceasefire talks should be held this week, as government forces battled pro-Moscow insurgents in the ex-Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Top diplomats urge new Ukraine truce talks by July 5 (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed Wednesday that fresh ceasefire talks involving the OSCE should start no later than Saturday on crisis-torn Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Berlin crisis talks as Ukraine forces battle pro-Moscow rebels (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Top European diplomats were holding crisis talks in Berlin Wednesday as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine, where government troops backed by tanks and fighter bombers clashed with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine presses deadly offensive with strong Western backing (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian troops backed by tanks and fighter bombers suffered their first losses on Wednesday as they pressed on with a renewed offensive against pro-Kremlin insurgents that has drawn Russian ire but also vital US and German support. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine presses offensive with US support
Ukrainian forces are taking the fight to the separatists with an offensive that has received US support but sparked anger from Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine presses offensive with US support (AFP)
Ukrainian forces are taking the fight to the separatists with an offensive that has received US support but sparked anger from Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Putin warns of force as Ukraine fighting spreads
The conflict in Ukraine has entered a dangerous new phase, with Russian President Vladimir Putin again warning he reserves the right to use force to defend Russian-speaking citizens. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Shelling ravages east Ukraine, with or without truce (AFP)
Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Standing on broken glass in her wrecked living room, Valentina Balabai thanked her love of animals for keeping her and her husband alive that morning. …read more Source: The West...
