Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Anti-graft squad targets corruption in Ukraine’s army (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – It must rank as one of the world’s most daunting jobs: …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ceasefire holding, says President Poroshenko (AFP)
Singapore (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday a ceasefire along the front line in the east of his country appeared to be holding after Kiev declared a “day of silence” in the war with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine receives first Russian gas since June cut (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it had received the first deliveries of Russian natural gas since a politically charged price dispute saw Moscow cut off shipments to its Westward-leaning neighbour in June. …read more Source: The West...
UN says 2014 devastating year for children (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – 2014 has been a devastating year for children, with up to 15 million swept up in wars in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine, the UN children’s agency said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
War-torn Ukraine to test sweeping new ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents prepared to put to the test a comprehensive truce on Tuesday aimed at calming an upsurge of violence that has further eroded trust between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: The West...
War-torn Ukraine pins hopes on new peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents prepared Monday for their first comprehensive truce talks in three months aimed at calming an upsurge of violence that has further eroded trust between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel blasts Russia as bloody Ukraine clashes rage (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Sunday that eight more civilians and two soldiers had been killed in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents as Germany accused the Kremlin of meddling in eastern European states’ drive toward the EU. …read more Source: The West...
Putin, Hollande attempt to defuse Ukraine tensions (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Saturday became the first European leader to fly to Russia in an attempt to defuse the standoff with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, where the latest round of peace talks will take place next week. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande, Putin meet in Moscow on Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande met Russia’s Vladimir Putin Saturday, making a surprise stopover in a Moscow airport in an attempt to defuse mounting tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko announces new talks with rebels, Russia (AFP)
Chuguiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday that his envoy would attend a crucial round of peace talks with pro-Russian rebels in the Belarussian capital Minsk next week. …read more Source: The West...
