Section: The West Australian (Australia)
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis after deadly clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting Monday on the violence in eastern Ukraine after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed rebels killed 30 and threatened to open up a new front in the war. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel offensive marks dangerous new stage in conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A major offensive in eastern Ukraine by rebels allegedly backed by Russia has marked a dangerous new stage in the nine-month conflict and dashed hopes for a truce, pressuring Western nations to act. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian port city divided after deadly rocket attack (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Outside the church a day after a barrage of rocket fire killed 30 people in this Ukrainian port city, the war-torn region’s divisions were on full display. …read more Source: The West...
Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after deadly Ukraine blitz (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to ramp up pressure on Russia after rocket attacks blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 and injured 95 more. …read more Source: The West...
More than nine months of bloodshed in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Tension is again mounting in Ukraine after a weekend rocket assault on the strategic government-held port city of Mariupol that left 30 dead and 95 injured, as separatists threatened a new offensive. …read more Source: The West...
Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to his US counterpart John Kerry on Sunday, blamed the upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on government forces he said were “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine scrambles after new rebel attacks (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko was chairing an emergency security meeting Sunday to forge a response to a new offensive by pro-Russian rebels after rocket strikes on a vital government-held port killed 30 people. …read more Source: The West...
Pressure mounts on Russia as Ukraine rebels launch bloody offensive (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – World leaders on Sunday ramped up pressure on Moscow to stop pro-Kremlin rebels from pursuing a major new Ukrainian offensive after rockets killed 30 people in a strategic government-held port. …read more Source: The West...
EU, NATO call on Russia to end support of Ukraine rebels (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU and NATO called on Russia to end its support for rebels in Ukraine, with Brussels mulling an emergency meeting after at least 30 people were killed in the port of Mariupol in a major escalation of the fighting. …read more Source: The West...
EU mulls emergency meeting over Russia-Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union is considering an emergency meeting to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict after rocket attacks killed at least 30 people in Ukraine’s strategic Maruipol port on Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
