Section: The West Australian (Australia)
French, German leaders in new Ukraine peace push (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – German and French leaders flew into Kiev on Thursday armed with a new peace plan aimed at halting an upsurge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
West floats Ukraine peace plan as US calls for ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – German and French leaders were on Thursday taking a new peace plan to Kiev and Moscow after a surge in deadly fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia warns US arms to Ukraine will cause ‘colossal damage’ to ties (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Thursday warned the United States against sending weapons to Ukraine, saying such action would cause “colossal damage” to ties between the former Cold War foes. …read more Source: The West...
Russia warns US arms to Kiev will cause ‘colossal damage’ to ties (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Thursday warned the United States against sending weapons to Ukraine, saying such action would cause “colossal damage” to ties between the former Cold War foes. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande, Merkel in fresh push for Ukraine peace (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Thursday he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kiev and Moscow in a fresh push for peace in Ukraine, but warned diplomacy “cannot go on indefinitely”. …read more Source: The West...
Diplomacy on Ukraine ‘cannot go on indefinitely’: Hollande (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – President Francois Hollande said Thursday that while France and Berlin had chosen diplomacy rather than arming Kiev troops against the pro-Russian separatists, negotiations could not drag on forever. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine to lobby Kerry for arms (AFP)
Ukraine’s leaders are likely to lobby US Secretary of State John Kerry for arms as fighting escalates in the country’s east. …read more Source: The West...
NATO to boost eastern defences after Russian ‘aggression’ (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO was set Thursday to agree a major boost to its defences in eastern Europe including six bases and a spearhead force of 5,000 troops in response to what it called Russian aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry arrives in Kiev as Washington mulls sending Ukraine weapons (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev on Thursday in a signal of firm US support for the country amid growing international alarm at a surge in fighting. …read more Source: The West...
Rocket fire kills 5 near Ukraine hospital (AP)
Rocket fire has killed at least five people near a hospital in Ukraine’s rebel-held stronghold of Donetsk ahead of a visit by the US’s top diplomat. …read more Source: The West...
