Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine extends truce with rebels after sealing EU pact (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s new leader extended a tenuous truce with pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday after signing a landmark EU deal on closer relations and possible future membership that drew immediate threats of retaliation by Russia. …read more Source: The West...
As Ukraine inks EU deal, Moscow is not giving up (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The EU’s move to sign accords with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia is a major setback for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the tug-of-war over Moscow’s ex-Soviet sphere of influence is far from over, say analysts. …read more Source: The West...
Russia warns three former Soviet states after EU deal
The Russian government has warned of “grave consequences” after three former Soviet States – Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova – signed a trade and political pact with European Union. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova look to EU future with accords (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders sign historic association accords Friday with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova as the three Soviet-era republics look to a future in Europe rather than with their old masters in Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine seals landmark EU deal as Russia vows retaliation (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ukraine’s new leader on Friday sealed a landmark EU pact that drew immediate threats of retaliation by Russia in its high-stakes standoff over the ex-Soviet country’s future with the West. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine signs landmark trade deal with EU, but Russia warns of ‘serious consequences’
After months of violence, the Ukrainian President signs the deal with the same pen that Yanukovych would have used before the country turned towards Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
East meets West as Ukraine signs accord with European Union
Ukraine and the European Union signed a historic association accord on Friday, prompting a furious reaction from Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
UN says 110,000 have fled to Russia from Ukraine (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Some 110,000 people have fled to Russia from Ukraine while more than 54,000 have been displaced inside the conflict-torn country, the UN said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
EU signs ‘historic’ accords with Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union signed “historic” association accords with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova Friday as the three former Soviet republics pledged themselves to a future in Europe in the face of bitter Russian opposition. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine seals EU deal that sparked revolution and crisis (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ukraine’s new Western-backed president on Friday signed a landmark EU pact whose rejection by his pro-Moscow predecessor plunged the ex-Soviet country into turmoil and sent East-West relations to their lowest level since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
