Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Maimed in war, Ukraine rebels recover in Russia (AFP)
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – Former Ukrainian rebel fighter Valery glances down at where his right leg should be as he confronts life’s new reality across the border in Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels pay pensioners in dollars (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels in battle-scarred Donetsk said Friday they had started paying dollars to pensioners who have been cut off from Kiev’s social benefits despite serving valiantly in Soviet-era wars. …read more Source: The West...
IMF says could lend to Ukraine even if it can’t service its debts (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Friday that the global lender could continue to lend to Ukraine even if talks over restructuring Kiev’s debt fail and the nat… …read more Source: The West...
Washington accuses Russia of ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Washington’s UN envoy accused Russia on Thursday of spinning “outright lies” on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin’s direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev’s pro-Western drive. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine seeks 40 percent bond writedown, moratorium threat enrages creditors (Reuters)
By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine can’t meet IMF terms for a bailout unless creditors write down 40 percent of the sovereign bonds they hold, a source said on Thursday in comment… …read more Source: The West...
Washington’s UN envoy accuses Russia of ‘outright lies’ on Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Washington’s UN envoy accuses Russia on Thursday of spinning “outright lies” on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin’s direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev’s alliance with the West. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says Ukraine would be in default if it misses debt payment on $3 billion bond – TASS (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expects Ukraine to meet its next payment on a $3 billion (2 billion pound) bailout bond Russia bought from Ukraine under former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and any … …read more Source: The West...
Three civilians, two soldiers killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Three Ukrainian civilians and two soldiers have been killed in the past day of intensifying clashes between the Western-backed government’s forces and pro-Russian insurgents, officials from both sides said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Shell considers pulling plug on final Ukraine exploration well (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil major Shell is considering withdrawing from its last exploration well in Ukraine as the project has been on hold for nearly a year due to the conflict between pro… …read more Source: The West...
Three civilians, one soldier killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three Ukrainian civilians and one soldier have died in the past day of intensifying clashes between the Western-backed government’s forces and pro-Russian insurgents, officials from both sides said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
