Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine’s Poroshenko slams ‘appeasement’ of Moscow (AFP)
Gdansk (Poland) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday criticised what he termed a policy of appeasement towards Russia in the context of the separatist conflict in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warring sides hold talks to shore up faltering truce (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Ukraine’s warring sides tried to shore up a faltering truce deal Wednesday after Kiev said five soldiers were killed in clashes in the war-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 12 wounded in past day: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 12 wounded over the last 24 hours as clashes rumbled on between government forces and pro-Russian rebels, a military spokesman said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
EU, China to discuss global trouble spots: Xinhua (AFP)
Beijing (AFP) – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said crises in Ukraine and other global hotspots will be on the agenda at talks in Beijing beginning Tuesday, Chinese state media reported. …read more Source: The West...
UN chief to attend Russian Victory Day despite criticism (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend celebrations in Moscow on Saturday of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, despite criticism from Ukraine and other central European countries. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian soldier and civilian killed in intensifying clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A Ukrainian soldier and a civilian were killed in the past 24 hours in Ukraine’s separatist-held east amid a marked increase in fighting despite a fragile ceasefire, authorities said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Last MH17 crash remains arrive in Netherlands (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – A flight carrying the last remains of Dutch victims killed in last year’s MH17 plane crash in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Chernobyl wildfire extinguished: Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Saturday that firefighters have extinguished a forest fire that had burned for four days near the Chernobyl plant, scene of the world’s worst nuclear accident in 1986. …read more Source: The West...
Odessa pays tribute to slain pro-Kiev activists and rebels (AFP)
Odessa (Ukraine) (AFP) – The southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Saturday held separate ceremonies paying tribute to both pro-Russian rebels and pro-Kiev militants who perished a year ago in a day of violent clashes. …read more Source: The West...
EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort. …read more Source: The West...
