Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Residents return to ‘hellish’ ruins in Ukraine town (AFP)
Nikishyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Not a single building in Nikishyne escaped undamaged after months of intense bombardment, which helped shrink the village of 700 to a handful residents as fighting raged in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia drops treason charges against mother of seven: lawyer (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Friday dropped treason charges against a mother of seven, whose arrest for allegedly informing Ukraine about Russian troop movements sparked an outcry in the country, her lawyer said. …read more Source: The West...
Cash-strapped Ukraine launches crucial debt talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday said it would begin negotiations with creditors on restructuring the conflict-torn country’s debt, a move called for in its high-stakes multibillion-dollar bailout from the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source: The West...
OSCE doubles Ukraine observer mission to 1,000 (AFP)
Vienna (AFP) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is to double the potential size of its observer mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine to up to 1,000 personnel, a spokeswoman for the security body told AFP Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
OSCE to double Ukraine observer mission to 1,000 (AFP)
Vienna (AFP) – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is to roughly double the size of its observer mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine to up to 1,000 personnel, a spokeswoman for the security body told AFP Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel to snub Moscow WWII parade over Ukraine (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined an invitation to a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia launches ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Japanese ex-PM praises ‘happy life’ in Crimea (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – A controversial former Japanese prime minister on Wednesday praised life in Crimea as “happy” as he slammed Tokyo’s position on the seizure of the peninsula by Russia during a contentious visit. …read more Source: The West...
US sends more security equipment to Ukraine, sanctions rebels (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States will deliver Humvees and drones to Ukraine and hit rebel leaders and their alleged Russian supporters with further sanctions, after accusing Moscow of repeatedly violating a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The West...
