Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Lenin statues toppled in government-held east Ukraine (AFP)
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Saturday, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: The West...
US troops on Ukrainian soil could reignite fighting: Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Friday warned that the arrival of US paratroopers in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels could reignite the conflict, leading to mass bloodshed. …read more Source: The West...
Museum or memory lane? Kiev mulls memorial to Maidan victims (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Confident and cheery in priestly black robes, 21-year-old seminarian Oleg is on duty in the small wooden chapel built a year ago above the Maidan, the scene of deadly protests in Kiev last year that shaped Ukraine’s history. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande to discuss Ukraine with Putin during visit to Armenia (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to Armenia on April 24, a source in his office said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch team finds more remains at Ukraine MH17 crash site (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russia journalist gunned down in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Ukraine’s capital Thursday, leading Kiev to brand the latest murders of pro-Moscow figures an enemy “provocation”. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A prominent pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Kiev on Thursday, the Ukrainian government said, the latest in a series of allies of the country’s former pro-Moscow leaders to die in suspicious circumstances. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine resort town crumbles under frontline shells (AFP)
Shyrokyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – A year ago, the building housed a children’s seaside camp, but now a two-metre blast hole gapes in its whitewashed wall. …read more Source: The West...
Putin dismisses France’s non-delivery of warships (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that France’s refusal to deliver two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Moscow over the Ukraine crisis would not affect its defence capabilities. …read more Source: The West...
Another ally of Ukraine ex-president Yanukovych found dead (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A former Ukraine deputy was shot dead in Kiev Wednesday, the fourth ally of ousted pro-Moscow ex-president Viktor Yanukovych to die in suspicious circumstances in the past two months. …read more Source: The West...
