Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Rebel commander ‘killed in eastern Ukraine’ (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A separatist commander in eastern Ukraine was killed along with several other fighters after their car came under attack Saturday, rebel authorities announced. …read more Source: The West...
German woman, 65 and mother of 13, has quadruplets (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Greenaway to shoot Russia film backed by sanction-hit Putin ally (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – British director Peter Greenaway is to direct a film about Russia backed by a billionaire businessman and ally of President Vladimir Putin who has come under US sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine court orders arrest of two ‘Russian soldiers’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A Kiev court on Friday ordered two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian troops in the separatist east to be placed in pre-trial detention until July 19. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine truce talks make no breakthrough in Minsk (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – A top pro-Russian rebel said on Friday that a new round of Ukraine crisis talks had resulted in no breakthrough but would continue in the coming weeks. …read more Source: The West...
‘War crimes’ rampant in Ukraine: Amnesty (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Amnesty International on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of torture and pro-Russian rebels of even more serious war crimes such as summary executions committed both before and after a February truce deal. …read more Source: The West...
Kremlin seeking to free Russians held by Kiev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Friday the Kremlin was doing all it could to secure the release of two men that Ukraine says are captured Russian soldiers. …read more Source: The West...
Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia’s army: OSCE (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Two Russians captured by Ukrainian forces during a firefight in the ex-Soviet state’s separatist east have admitted to serving in the Kremlin’s armed forces, the OSCE said on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners (AFP)
Riga (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU’s eastern partners Thursday not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraine if it wanted to rejoin the G7 club of top nations. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rips up key cooperation deals with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev lawmakers on Thursday annulled five crucial security agreements with Moscow that allowed Russia to transport troops to a separatist region of Moldova and purchase weapons only produced in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
