Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Russia is ‘strategic problem’ for EU: Juncker (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Russia is now a “strategic problem” for the European Union amid the crisis in Ukraine but Brussels will work to make Moscow a partner again, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
US tells Russia not to ‘isolate’ itself as West seeks Ukraine solution (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Thursday not to isolate itself “through its own actions” as top diplomats grappled with elusive peace efforts in Ukraine but Moscow lashed out at biting sanctions. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine calls for real truce in Donetsk (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stressed Thursday the need for a real ceasefire for eastern Ukraine, and not just the “hybrid” version currently in tatters. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev calls for real truce in Donetsk (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stressed Thursday the need for a real ceasefire for eastern Ukraine, and not just the “hybrid” version currently in tatters. …read more Source: The West...
70 rebel attacks in east Ukraine: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The Ukraine military reported Thursday more than 70 rebel attacks on its positions in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet Thursday on Ukraine, Mideast (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at an OSCE meeting on Thursday in Basel, Switzerland, a US official said, with topics set to include Ukraine and the Middle East. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says pro-Russia rebels violating latest truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Wednesday accused pro-Russian fighters of violating a truce at a key airport battlefield in rebel-held Donetsk just hours after it was agreed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of violating Donetsk truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Wednesday accused pro-Russian fighters of violating a truce at an airport in rebel-held Donetsk that had been the focus of fighting for months. …read more Source: The West...
NATO ministers boost support for Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO foreign ministers approved fresh support for Ukraine and condemned Russia Tuesday for backing pro-Moscow rebels as the alliance signed off on its new training mission in Afghanistan. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine names US national Jaresko as finance minister (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed US national Natalia Jaresko as finance minister while handing the economy portfolio to Lithuanian investment banker Aivaras Abromavicius in a new government designed to sweep out graft. …read more Source: The West...
