Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine film director Sentsov goes on trial in Russia (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – A Ukrainian film director went on trial on terror charges in southern Russia on Tuesday, after Moscow held him for more than a year in a case decried by Kiev, rights groups and prominent film directors across the globe. …read more Source: The West...
Ceasefire brings limited respite for east Ukrainians (Reuters)
By Maria Tsvetkova DONETSK, Ukraine(Reuters) – Natalya Brazhnikova goes to sell bread each day at a badly charred market on the outskirts of Donetsk in east Ukraine despite the risk of … …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine film director goes on trial in Russia (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – A Ukrainian film director went on trial on terror charges in southern Russia on Tuesday, after Moscow held him for more than a year in a case decried by Kiev, rights groups and prominent film directors across the globe. …read more Source: The West...
Russia submits alternative UN resolution on MH17 (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia said Monday it has introduced an alternative UN resolution opposed to creating a tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Eyeing Russia, US leads fresh military drills in Ukraine (AFP)
Yavoriv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian and US troops launched fresh drills Monday near the war-torn country’s Polish border in a bid to show unity and resolve in the face of an increasingly defiant Kremlin. …read more Source: The West...
US leads army drills in Ukraine (AFP)
Yavoriv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian and US troops launched fresh drills Monday near the war-torn country’s Polish border in a bid to show unity and resolve in the face of an increasingly defiant Kremlin. …read more Source: The West...
US-led drills in Ukraine may threaten peace process: Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (Russia) (AFP) – Moscow on Monday said US-led military exercises in western Ukraine that began this week may have “explosive” consequences and threaten to derail the peace process in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Controversial Russian politician named deputy in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The nomination of a Russian politician to a top post in Odessa has caused a flurry of controversy in the tense political atmosphere of the violent Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Three killed, hospital shelled in east Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Two civilians and a soldier have been killed in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels and the government said Sunday, with Kiev warning of a “deteriorating” situation in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s Lavrov talks with Ukraine, US, German counterparts (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held separate talks Saturday with his Ukraine, US and German counterparts, the Kremlin announced, as fighting spikes in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
