Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
Great war has begun, says Ukraine
Pressed by Russia to declare a ceasefire with separatists, Ukraine instead says a new great war has begun in Europe. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainians pull back from airport as President Poroshenko slams Russia
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it had pulled its forces back from defending a vital airport in the east against Russian tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of “direct and open aggression”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia President Vladimir Putin wants east Ukraine ‘statehood’ talks
President Vladimir Putin has dramatically raised the stakes in the Ukraine conflict by calling for the first time for statehood to be considered for the restive east of the former Soviet state. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
West rules out military action against Russia despite ‘war dance’ on behalf of Ukraine
Despite categorical statements by Barack Obama and a host of European leaders that there’ll be no military response to Russia’s encroachment into Ukraine, European officials were doing a war dance for the cameras on the weekend. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russian tanks flatten Ukrainian town as EU leaders threaten more sanctions
Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east, as EU leaders signalled on Saturday they would threaten more sanctions against Moscow over the crisis. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Seven dead in cargo plane crash in Algeria
Seven people were killed when a Ukrainian plane crashed in the Algerian Sahara. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine conflict: Vladimir Putin rattles nuclear sabre
Vladimir Putin raised the spectre of nuclear war with the West on Friday as he defied international condemnation over his decision to send thousands of Russian troops and heavy armour into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine rebels advance on key port, in hint at Putin’s strategy
Backed by Russian troops and weaponry, hundreds of Ukrainian rebel militiamen have mobilised in the south-eastern town of Novoazovsk and begun to push toward the strategic seaport of Mariupol. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Putin hails Ukraine separatists; Kiev raises prospect of joining NATO
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine as “insurgents” battling an army that he likened to Nazi invaders during World War II, and the Ukrainian government raised the prospect of joining NATO as it seeks help in repelling what it calls an outright Russian military invasion of...
NATO says Russia blatantly violating Ukraine sovereignty
NATO has accused Russian forces of a blatant violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
