Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Britain will send military personnel to help train Ukraine army
‘If we don’t stand up to Russia in the long-term it will be deeply damaging to all of us because you’ll see further destabilisation’ British PM David Cameron says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
‘Sasha Grey’: not a heroic Russian frontline nurse, a US porn star
A popular story about a Russian nurse slain in Ukraine is illustrated by a photo of a woman who has nothing to do with the conflict. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of violating truce near Mariupol
Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol are continuing to attack government troop positions, Kiev said on Monday, fuelling concerns for the fate of an internationally brokered ceasefire. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Kiev says it cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east as required under a tenuous ceasefire because pro-Russian separatists who advanced last week were still attacking its positions. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Attack mars peace efforts in Ukraine
Two people were killed and at least nine wounded when a nail-packed bomb exploded at a pro-government march in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine fears spread of war after deadly blast in eastern city
The government in Ukraine fears unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists after an explosion killed two people at a memorial rally in an eastern city far from the front line. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters truce
139 Ukrainian soldiers have been traded for 52 separatist fighters in rare compliance with the otherwise much-violated truce. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘craven’, says John Kerry
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has warned of harsher sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US warns of Russia sanctions over Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry says President Barack Obama will soon evaluate imposing “serious sanctions” against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine war prisoner exchange completed
Pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military have completed a prisoner exchange as hopes remain that a ceasefire will be observed. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
