Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Trump expects Russia to give up Crimea (AAP)
Russia will return Crimea to Ukraine, according to Donald Trump’s spokesman. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s economy grows nearly 5% (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Tuesday its economy expanded at a surprisingly fast pace of nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as it continued its steady climb out of a two-year recession. …read more Source: The West...
Trump signals support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity (AFP)
Vilnius (AFP) – US President Donald Trump signalled support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity in a letter released on Friday, as Kiev grapples with an upsurge in fighting with Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s rebel region bids farewell to slain warlord (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Thousands of Ukrainians stood in line with flowers on Friday in the separatist fiefdom of Donetsk to bid farewell to a field commander who was slain in a rocket attack on his office. …read more Source: The West...
NATO backs Ukraine as clashes surge: deputy chief (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – All 28 NATO allies fully support Ukraine as it faces the worst upsurge in fighting against pro-Russian rebels in two years, alliance deputy head Rose Gottemoeller said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Key Ukraine rebel commander killed in ‘act of terror’ (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A military chief of a self-proclaimed Russian-backed republic in eastern Ukraine was killed in an “act of terror” Wednesday, the latest victim of a string of similar attacks, local authorities said. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel urges Putin to end Ukraine violence (AAP)
Germany has pleaded with Russia to help put an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Trump tells Poroshenko he will try to bring peace to Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump told Ukraine’s leader on Saturday that he would work with Kiev and Moscow to try to end the bloodshed in the European Union’s backyard. …read more Source: The West...
Trump pledges to work for peace in Ukraine (AAP)
Donald Trump has told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko he will work with him and Russia to restore peace on the border in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine blames Russia for flare-up (AAP)
Russia is behind the recent heightened tensions in the Ukraine, says the nation’s president. …read more Source: The West...
