Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (311)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
Ukraine forces on ‘high alert’ over Crimea tensions with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday placed its forces around Crimea on high alert as tensions soared after Moscow accused Kiev of attempting armed incursions into the disputed peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
Putin accuses Kiev of terror raids in Crimea
Ukraine last night put its military on a heightened state of alert along the frontier with Crimea. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders troops onto highest alert
The order follows Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine ready to turn to UN over Russian accusations of Crimea plot (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukraine will ask the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting if tensions continue to rise over Russia’s accusations that Kiev orchestrated a plot to attack infrastructure in Crimea, the ambassador said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Putin accuses Ukraine ‘terrorists’ of trying to provoke new Crimea conflict
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have heightened after claims by Moscow that Ukrainian forces attempted to infiltrate the annexed territory of Crimea. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terror’ over alleged Crimea raids (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: The West...
Russia accuses Ukraine of Crimea incursion (AAP)
Russia claims Ukraine has attempted an armed incursion into Crimea, ending in two Russian deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says foiled Crimea ‘terrorist attacks’ by Kiev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s security service on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back an armed assault by Kiev’s forces. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine denies Russian Crimea claim (AAP)
Ukraine has denied a Russian claim that special forces had attempted an armed incursion into Crimea resulting into two Russian deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Russia rehearses for war with west
Russia is using the conflict in Ukraine to test new methods of waging war against the West, the British Army believes. …read more Source: THE...