Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Ukrainians just pulled down a massive Lenin statue. What does that signal for Russia?
Moscow: Anti-Russian protesters in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, pulled down a massive statue of Vladimir Lenin late Sunday, a sign of hardening anger toward the Kremlin in an eastern Ukrainian area where sympathies are split between Kiev and Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine truce hangs in the balance as troops prepare to pull back
Ukraine was last night waiting to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline against pro-Moscow separatist rebels stretching across the war-torn east. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
UN will investigate the discovery of a mass grave in Ukraine
Russia alleges Ukrainian forces tortured and killed four civilians, while Kiev says this is “another example of Russian media disinformation”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainian President sets sights on closer EU ties
Ukraine’s President says his office has been talking with his Russian counterpart to sustain a truce in the east and the country is eyeing EU membership. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine rounds up motley group to exchange for prisoners
At first glance, the prisoner swap between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists appeared fair enough. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine picks motley group to exchange for prisoners
At first glance, the prisoner swap between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists appeared fair enough. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine retreats from front line in ‘New Russia’
The Russian-backed territory of “Novorossiya” in Ukraine has moved closer to de facto independence after Ukrainian troops and rebel militias began to retreat from the conflict’s frontline. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russians protest Putin’s stance on Ukraine
Thousands of Russians have marched through Moscow in an anti-government demonstration criticising President Putin for what they saw as his warmongering in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 crash: Families of German victims to sue Ukraine, says lawyer
Survivors of German victims of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 downed over Ukraine plan to sue the country and its president for manslaughter by negligence in 298 cases, the lawyer representing them said on Sunday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Thousands of Russians protest in Moscow over Kremlin role in Ukraine
Thousands of Russians have marched through Moscow to protest the Kremlin’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, in the country’s first major anti-war rally since fighting erupted in April. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
