Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Obama will sign Russia sanctions bill: White House (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama will sign into law a bill passed by Congress to tighten sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday, amid a dramatic run on the ruble. …read more Source: The West...
Putin can choose a path to end sanctions: Kerry (AFP)
London (AFP) – US and European sanctions against Russia could be lifted within days if President Vladimir Putin makes the right choices in Ukraine, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ministers pledge corruption fight to win aid (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Top Ukraine ministers vowed Tuesday to root out graft in what they called the most corrupt country in Europe to meet the demands made by international partners before they stump up more aid. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine presses EU for more aid, blasts Russia (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ukraine used the first meeting Monday of a landmark council with the EU to press for more financial support as it pushed ahead with reforms in the face of Russian “aggression.” …read more Source: The West...
France, Germany discuss Ukraine crisis with Poroshenko (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry, Lavrov meet as tensions soar over Ukraine (AFP)
Rome (Italy) (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible lethal military aid for Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet as tensions soar over Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday, amid anger in Moscow over the prospect of new US sanctions and possible supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Baltics up defence spending as Russia buzzes borders (AFP)
Riga (AFP) – Russia’s meddling in Ukraine has delivered a wake-up call on defence spending to small Baltic states which spent half a century under Soviet occupation and now fear the Kremlin’s territorial ambitions. …read more Source: The West...
Desperate shortages leave Ukraine ill-prepared for trauma of war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – With Ukraine still trapped in a Soviet-era approach to mental health and psychiatric hospitals so under-funded that some have less than 10 cents a day to feed patients, the country has been left ill-prepared for the trauma of war. …read more Source: The West...
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions over Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia responded angrily on Saturday to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
