Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Biden says Ukraine has right to defend itself against Russia
US Vice-President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Washington wanted a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine but added that Kiev had a right to defend itself against Russia and that the United States would provide it with the means to do so. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel uncertain on Ukraine talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is uncertain about a breakthrough in talks on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Moscow talks fail to produce a Ukraine peace deal
Kremlin talks between the leaders of Russia, Germany and France stretched for more than five hours, but they ended early on Saturday with no conclusion. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel and Hollande meet with Putin over Ukraine, but expectations low after rebel gains
In a sign of the tense atmosphere, the leaders went straight into the Kremlin for talks, without the usual diplomatic niceties. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel, Hollande, Putin meet on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a Ukraine peace plan. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
German and French leaders will take a secret Ukraine peace plan to Moscow
Merkel and Hollande will fly an eleventh-hour bid to halt the escalating conflict, as Ukraine’s currency loses nearly a third of its value. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine to lobby Kerry for arms
Ukraine’s leaders are likely to lobby US Secretary of State John Kerry for arms as fighting escalates in the country’s east. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO to bolster forces in eastern Europe against threat from Russia
NATO plans a major boost to its defences in eastern Europe including six bases and a “spearhead” force of 5000 troops in response to what it called Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rocket fire kills 5 near Ukraine hospital
Rocket fire has killed at least five people near a hospital in Ukraine’s rebel-held stronghold of Donetsk ahead of a visit by the US’s top diplomat. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 response: data on flight risks over conflict zones to be shared
In response to the shooting down of MH17 over Ukraine, the International Civil Aviation Organisation will collect all data on flight risks over conflict zones and disseminate the information to airlines. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
