Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Rockets rain death far from Ukraine frontline (AFP)
Kramatorsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The elderly woman kneels and weeps as she recognises one of those killed when a hail of rebel rockets fell on Ukraine’s regional centre Kramatorsk, another innocent victim fallen far from the front. …read more Source: The West...
‘Spy mania’ makes comeback in Russia amid Ukraine war (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – What do a nuclear scientist, a young mother of seven, a church employee and a former military factory boss have in common? …read more Source: The West...
Europe’s outcast Belarus unlikely star of Ukraine talks (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Political pariah turned would-be peacemaker, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko will bask in the limelight this week when European leaders desperate to end the Ukraine war are expected to gather in Minsk. …read more Source: The West...
Britain ‘reserves right’ to arm Ukraine: minister (AFP)
London (AFP) – Britain reserves the right to arm Ukraine and will not allow the Ukrainian army to collapse, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev’s military headquarters in the east, killed at least 20 people on Tuesday on the eve of a four-way peace summit. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine town ‘deserted and destroyed’ after rebel offensive (AFP)
Vuglegirsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The town of Vuglegirsk sits deserted and littered with rubble after pro-Russian rebels advancing on nearby Debaltseve forced out Ukrainian soldiers during days of heavy fighting. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rocket attack ‘kills six civilians’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least six civilians were killed and 21 wounded in a rocket attack on Ukraine’s military headquarters in the war-torn east, local authorities said. …read more Source: The West...
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday, EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel says ‘peaceful order of Europe’ at stake in Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Monday that abandoning the principle of territorial integrity at the heart of the Ukraine crisis would jeopardize “the peaceful order of Europe.” …read more Source: The West...
1,500 Russian troops, military equipment enter Ukraine: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least 1,500 Russian troops and convoys of military hardware entered Ukraine over the weekend, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: The West...
