Section: The West Australian (Australia)
US blacklists Ukraine separatists, Crimea bank (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States stepped up pressure on Ukraine separatists Wednesday, announcing economic sanctions on rebel leaders and their alleged Russian supporters, and on the largest bank in Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel won’t attend Moscow WWII Victory Day parade (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won’t attend 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...
US condemns ‘reign of terror’ in Crimea, east Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The top US diplomat for Europe declared that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine were subject to a “reign of terror”, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, land of plenty running on empty (AFP)
Kagarlyk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Soviet tank mounted on a plinth outside a primary school attests to the last time the central Ukrainian town of Kagarlyk saw war up close. …read more Source: The West...
Bread brings comfort to east Ukraine’s ravaged town (AFP)
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – In a fresh sign of life returning to the battered east Ukraine city Debaltseve as fighting subsides, the bread factory is open again, churning out golden loaves despite a hole blasted in the roof by artillery fire. …read more Source: The West...
Japanese ex-PM defies Tokyo to visit Crimea (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – A gaffe-prone former Japanese prime minister arrived in Crimea Tuesday despite stiff opposition from Tokyo to a trip that could be seen to legitimise Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
US envoy denounces ‘reign of terror’ in Crimea, east Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The top US diplomat for Europe declared that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine are living under a “reign of terror” Tuesday, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says rebels attack near Mariupol, NATO deploys Baltic troops (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists Monday of using mortars and a tank to fire on government positions near the eastern port of Mariupol in clashes that lasted several hours, violating a nearly month-old ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president says 64 soldiers killed since Feb 15 ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A total of 64 soldiers have been killed in eastern Ukraine since a ceasefire deal between Kiev and pro-Russian rebels went into effect on February 15, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using heavy weapons near Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists Monday of using mortars and a tank to fire on government positions near the eastern port of Mariupol in clashes that lasted several hours, violating a nearly month old ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
