Section: The West Australian (Australia)
US warns of Russia sanctions over Ukraine (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry says President Barack Obama will soon evaluate imposing “serious sanctions” against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine war prisoner exchange completed (AP)
Pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian military have completed a prisoner exchange as hopes remain that a ceasefire will be observed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine prisoner swap under way on frontline (AFP)
Zholobok (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military and pro-Russian separatists on Saturday began exchanging scores of prisoners each had taken, AFP journalists present in the frontline town where the swap was occurring reported. …read more Source: The West...
40,000 attend Moscow pro-Putin rally (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Tens of thousands of strongman Vladimir Putin’s supporters rallied Saturday near the Kremlin walls, a year after protests in neighbouring Ukraine led to the fall of its pro-Russian president. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Kremlin demo vows ‘no Maidan’ for Russia (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Thousands of pro-Kremlin activists took to the streets of central Moscow on Saturday vowing to prevent a Ukraine-style uprising in Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine lost 179 troops in battle for Debaltseve: advisor (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine lost 179 troops in a month-long battle with pro-Russian rebels that ended in defeat over the key eastern town of Debaltseve, an advisor to the country’s president said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine lost ‘179 troops’ in battle for Debaltseve: aide (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine lost 179 troops in the one-month battle with pro-Russian rebels that ended in defeat over the key eastern town of Debaltseve, Yuri Biryukov, an advisor to Ukraine’s president said on his Facebook page. …read more Source: The West...
Rebels celebrate as civilians await food in Debaltseve (AFP)
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Burnt-out armoured vehicles and crater-pocked plazas serve as grim reminders of the fierce battle for Debaltseve that ended with Ukrainian forces abandoning the strategic rail hub to pro-Russian troops this week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine must pay for Russian gas sent to rebel areas: Medvedev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Ukraine must pay for Russian gas being supplied to rebel areas in the country’s war-torn east, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, raising the possibility of another gas dispute in the midst of winter. …read more Source: The West...
Sombre Ukrainians mark anniversary of protest killings (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A stream of sombre Ukrainians on Friday laid flowers at memorials on Kiev’s Independence Square where one year ago scores of demonstrators were gunned down in the final act of a dramatic uprising. …read more Source: The West...
