Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
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- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ex-Ukraine leader urges Trump to end war in east (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has urged US President Donald Trump to act to stop the war in eastern Ukraine that he blamed on “irresponsible actions” by Kiev and the West. …read more Source: The West...
Russia, Ukraine clash over tribute to UN ambassador (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia and Ukraine clashed on Tuesday over a UN Security Council tribute to long-serving Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin whose death has triggered an outpouring of grief at the world body. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine tycoon Firtash loses Vienna appeal against US extradition (AFP)
Vienna (AFP) – An Austrian appeals court on Tuesday authorised the extradition to the United States of Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash on bribery charges, overturning an earlier ruling. …read more Source: The West...
THREЕ YEARS AFTER THE REVOLUTION OF DIGNITY
WHAT DO UKRAINIANS REALLY THINK? Three years ago, thousands of Ukrainians came together on the Maidan, Kyiv’s central square, to demand that their voices be heard. Ukrainians peacefully called on their government to recognize their choice to jo…(ЩО Ж НАСПРАВДІ УКРАЇНЦІ ДУМАЮТЬ? Три роки тому тисячі українців разом вийшли на мирний...
Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64 (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and skillfully defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died Monday in New York. He was 64. …read more Source: The West...
Trump aides in back-door Ukraine peace plan: NYT (AFP)
New York (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, a business associate and a Ukrainian lawmaker have drawn up a peace plan for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, presenting the proposal to the administration’s former national security advisor, the New York Times reported Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Germany slams Russia over Ukraine rebel passports (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Germany on Monday criticised as “unacceptable” Russia’s decision to recognise passports issued by separatist rebels in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Lugansk and Donetsk. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine soldier killed in clashes despite ceasefire (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – One soldier has been killed and another wounded in eastern Ukraine, the army said Monday, as it accused rebels of breaking a new truce deal announced at the weekend. …read more Source: The West...
A back-channel plan for Ukraine and Russia, thanks to Trump associates
A week before Michael Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Donald Trump to lift sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine ceasefire agreed upon: Lavrov (AAP)
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said a ceasefire has been agreed to in the Ukraine and this time it shall not fail. …read more Source: The West...
