Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Three killed as clashes grip Ukraine ahead of talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Sunday reported the death of two soldiers, while pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev’s forces of killing a civilian as fresh clashes preceded peace talks aimed at ending the 15-month war. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief seeks NATO spending boost to counter Russia (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia slams EU sanctions renewal as pointless ‘blackmail’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia ‘open to world’, will cooperate with West: Putin (AFP)
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said his country was open to the world and would cooperate with the West despite persistent tensions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says value recovery instrument could help debt deal – Finance Minister (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko voiced optimism on Friday that introducing an economic growth-related instrument to the debt negotiations with private creditors will he… …read more Source: The West...
NATO flexes muscles in Poland war games (AFP)
Zagan (Poland) (AFP) – NATO flexed its muscles Thursday in Poland during the first full drill of its new spearhead force, a structure designed to boost security on its eastern flank in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Poland says Europe’s peaceful period ‘now over’ (AFP)
Zagan (Poland) (AFP) – NATO member Poland said Thursday that the post-Cold War period of peace is “now over”, as the European Union grapples with various crises including the Ukraine conflict and terrorism. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine parliament fires powerful security chief (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament Thursday fired the powerful head of the SBU state security service after he fell foul of President Petro Poroshenko and became embroiled in a conflict with the nation’s chief prosecutor. …read more Source: The West...
Russian clash with West a ruse to keep elite in power: dissident (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The Russia-Ukraine conflict has no short term solution and is part of a fabricated conflict with the West to distract everyday Russians from corruption and incompetence, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
