Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine in ‘punitive’ war against rebels (AFP)
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up his anti-Western rhetoric, accusing them of treating other countries like their underlings. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine must remain one entity: Putin (AP)
Russian President Vladimir has urged the Ukrainian government to fulfil its end of a peace deal reached in September and grant amnesty to the rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel says Russia sanctions remain ‘unavoidable’ (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Thursday that Europe’s goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached. …read more Source: The West...
EU summit to discuss crisis-hit Russia, economic plan (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders on Thursday will discuss tense relations with Russia and punishing sanctions imposed over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine at a summit led for the first time by Poland’s Kremlin-wary former premier Donald Tusk. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels agree to resume peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels agreed Wednesday to hold long-delayed peace talks that were backed by Russia in the heat of its devastating currency crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels to restart peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels agreed Wednesday to hold long-delayed peace talks, as Russia reeled from a currency crisis and faced still more sanctions from the West. …read more Source: The West...
Russian Mistral sailors to leave France, says shipbuilder (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – About 400 Russian sailors are returning home, French shipbuilder DCNS said Wednesday, as Paris weighs whether to deliver the Mistral-class warship to Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Some quiet but little peace on Ukraine frontline (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel commander Tikhii holds a finger in the air as the sound of an explosion echoes in the distance. …read more Source: The West...
EU ‘united’ on Ukraine despite split over Russia sanctions (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Tuesday the 28-nation bloc would stay united on Ukraine despite pressure from some members to drop or ease its sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers still in Ukraine: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Up to 10,000 Russian soldiers and their heavy weapons are still deployed in rebel-held eastern Ukraine despite a new ceasefire, a top Ukrainian military commander said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
