Section: The Australian (Australia)
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap POWs
UKRAINIAN authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners in a major step toward easing hostilities. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine struggles for festive cheer
EIGHT months of fighting between government forces and Russian-backed rebels has torn Ukraine apart. …read more Source: THE...
‘Difficult’ Ukraine talks end
UKRAINIAN and rebel envoys end talks yesterday without agreeing on the date of a new round. …read more Source: THE...
Russia attacks Ukraine sanctions
RUSSIA has accused the West of fuelling unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that it says further erode the prospects of peace. …read more Source: THE...
Obama backs new Russian sanctions
BARACK Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia, the White House said yesterday. …read more Source: THE...
Ominous shift in terror tactics
AMID the carnage in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, Pakistan’s military offensive against the Taliban has barely been noticed. …read more Source: THE...
The guns fall silent in eastern Ukraine
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko yesterday said a “real”, though fragile, ceasefire was in place in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Uranium talk thumbs nose at Putin
AUSTRALIA would begin uranium exports to energy-poor Ukraine under plans that are likely to anger Russia. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels ’ceasefire’
UKRAINE and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed to halt fire on December 9 in an unexpected announcement. …read more Source: THE...
Crimea our Temple Mount: Putin
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin accuses the West of exploiting the Ukraine crisis to undermine Russia …read more Source: THE...
