Section: Australia
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Canada seeking to cooperate with Russia in the Arctic (AFP)
Ottawa (AFP) – Despite tensions over conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, Russia and the West have maintained a strong working relationship in the Arctic and Canada’s new Liberal government is looking to further bolster that cooperation. …read more Source: The West...
Putin backs armed OSCE mission to east Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin backs an armed OSCE mission to war-torn eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said Thursday, in spite of objections by pro-Moscow rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande, Merkel not excluding sanctions against Russia over Syria (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The leaders of France and Germany warned Thursday that they did not exclude imposing sanctions on Russia over its bombardment in the Syrian city of Aleppo. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine peace ‘roadmap’ by end of November: president (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A “roadmap” for applying the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine will be presented by the end of November, President Petro Poroshenko announced Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels bid farewell to notorious commander (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Thousands of pro-Russian rebels and supporters in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday turned out to bid farewell to notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, who was killed in a weekend bombing. …read more Source: The West...
Berlin to host four-way Ukraine summit on Wednesday (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will hold a summit in Berlin on Wednesday to “evaluate the implementation” of the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine, the French presidency said. …read more Source: The West...
Concert Honored Artist of Ukraine V. Holovko
Some notes from concert Honored Artist of Ukraine V. Holovko. 50 years of professional performance on the stage.(Деякі нотатки з концерту заслуженого діяча мистецтв України В. Головка. Відзначення ювілею – 50 років творчої діяльності.) …read more Source:...
Pro-Russia rebel commander killed in Ukraine bombing (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels announced three days of mourning on Monday after notorious rebel commander Arseny Pavlov, known as “Motorola”, was killed in a lift bombing. …read more Source: The West...
US, UK mull Syria, Russia sanctions (AP)
The US and the UK are considering further sanctions on Russia and Syria. …read more Source: The West...
Far-right Ukraine fighters create political party (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Members of a controversial Ukrainian far-right nationalist group that has battled pro-Russian rebels in the country’s east announced on Friday they were creating a political party. …read more Source: The West...