Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine’s front line calm ahead of talks (AFP)
Gunfire has dwindled on the front line in Ukraine in the lead-up to talks about gas supplies. …read more Source: The West...
Detained Ukrainian lawmaker released from custody in Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A Ukrainian lawmaker said Sunday he was detained by Russian police ahead of a Moscow march to honour opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels say all weapons withdrawn (AAP)
Separatist rebels claim to have withdrawn all heavy weaponry from the front lines in eastern Ukraine as part of a peace deal. …read more Source: The West...
Rebel deminers comb Ukraine battleground town (AFP)
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – A week since pro-Russian rebels forced Ukrainian soldiers from the key transport hub of Debaltseve, the sound of explosions still reverberates around the eastern town. …read more Source: The West...
Isolated skirmishes hamper Ukraine truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Saturday that isolated clashes were punctuating a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels after international monitors warned that the conflict in the country stands at a “crossroads”. …read more Source: The West...
Nemtsov urged end to Ukraine conflict hours before killing (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Three hours before his death, Boris Nemtsov gave an interview to a Moscow radio station, condemning President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine and calling for an end to the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead (AFP)
The murder of the Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, has come ahead of a major opposition rally he was set to lead. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader says troop deaths ‘serious breach’ of truce (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared the killing of three government troops by pro-Moscow rebels a “serious breach of the ceasefire”, during a telephone call Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her office said. …read more Source: The West...
Around Ukraine’s Mariupol displaced wary despite lull (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pensioner Alla Troyan shares her room with ten other displaced people in a dilapidated social centre in Ukraine’s port city Mariupol, after fighting in their nearby village forced them to flee. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine conflict at ‘crossroads’ as troop deaths shake truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – International monitors said Friday the conflict in Ukraine was at a “crossroads” as further losses among government forces rattled a two-week-old truce just as it seemed to be gaining traction. …read more Source: The West...
