Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Russian historians left baffled by Putin’s Crimean claims
Russian historians have been left baffled by Vladimir Putin’s Crimean claims, following the Russian president’s annual address to Parliament and top officials in Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine energy minister says ‘no threat’ from accident at Europe’s largest nuclear plant
An accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine poses no danger, Ukrainian energy authorities said on Wednesday, an assessment later corroborated by the French nuclear institute IRSN. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine hands foreigners government posts
A US citizen is among several foreigners appointed to top posts in a new Ukrainian reformist government. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin, oil, rouble all headed for 63 – or why Russia is shrugging off sanctions
Despite a worsening economy, Russians are laughing off Western sanctions aimed at getting Russia to change course on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels agree in principle on ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have “agreed in principle” on a ceasefire in the eastern war-torn region of Lugansk, one of the ex-Soviet state’s two separatists provinces, the OSCE says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Mother of MH17 plane crash victim ‘suing Ukraine in European court’
The mother of a German woman killed when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in July is suing the Ukrainian authorities at the European Court of Human Rights. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Nearly 40 per cent of Germans endorse Russia’s annexation of Crimea
Nearly 40 per cent of Germans support Russia’s annexation of Crimea, according to an opinion poll. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO concerned by Russian forces in Crimea and Ukraine: US General Breedlove
NATO’s top military commander has warned that Russia’s ‘militarisation’ of the annexed Crimea region could be used by Moscow to exert control across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
France postpones warship sale to Russia, citing Ukraine conflict
France has indefinitely delayed the delivery of a warship built in France for the Russian navy due to concerns over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Lithuania to supply Ukraine with military aid: Poroshenko
Lithuania will provide Ukraine’s armed forces with military aid to help them in the fight against pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
