Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Thirteen Ukraine troops killed in 24 hours, defence ministry says (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – At least 13 Ukrainian troops have been killed and 20 wounded fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country over the last 24 hours, defence official Volodymyr Poloviy said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Scramble to treat wounded at last Ukraine frontline hospital (AFP)
Artemivsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A constant stream of ambulances, lorries and civilian cars screeches to a halt outside the last working hospital in this area of the Ukrainian frontline, delivering a growing number of those wounded in intense clashes. …read more Source: The West...
Hungary under pressure to pick sides in Russia-EU standoff (AFP)
Budapest (AFP) – Hungary’s maverick Prime Minister Viktor Orban has spent the past year straddling the divide between Russia and his European Union counterparts on the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
In Ukraine’s rebel capital daily life is fraught with deadly danger (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Civilians queuing for aid handouts in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Friday became the five latest casualties of a conflict which makes daily life a gamble, for those who haven’t already fled. …read more Source: The West...
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine, officials said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Russian mother of seven accused of treason over Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A mother of seven has been accused of treason for calling the Ukrainian embassy about Russian troop movements in the latest sign of Moscow attempting to cover up its intervention in its neighbouring state. …read more Source: The West...
EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels. …read more Source: The West...
EU to expand Russia blacklist, ready for more measures over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to add new names to a sanctions blacklist over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine and will start work on possible further measures, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The West...
EU agrees to expand Ukraine blacklist, ready for more measures: Mogherini (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to add new names to a sanctions blacklist over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine and will start work on further “restrictive measures”, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The West...
Rights abuses fuelled rise of Islamic militants: HRW (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – Governments increasingly view human rights as “a luxury” they can ill afford, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, warning that abuses fuel crises in world trouble spots like Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
