Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Rough justice: Ukraine rebels lay down law in breakaway state (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Russian citizen who favours the death penalty, Eduard Yakubovsky, is trying to become the new face of justice in rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reported Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Cut-off pensioners slowly starving in rebel-held Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Nina Nikiforovna, a pensioner in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, took up begging recently. …read more Source: The West...
Charity offers a little warmth to families fleeing east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – From food and clothing to medicines and even jobs — a charity centre in Kiev tries to offer a warm welcome to thousands fleeing the conflict in Ukraine’s east as temperatures drop below freezing. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine confirms pro-Western PM with mammoth tasks ahead (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday confirmed pro-Western Arseniy Yatsenyuk as premier to lead a new coalition government, while fresh attacks in the east provided a reminder of the steep challenges ahead. …read more Source: The West...
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander said he was “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: The West...
Banking system shut down in rebel-held east Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Cash machines stopped working in rebel-held east Ukraine on Wednesday and businesses no longer accepted credit cards after the authorities in Kiev moved to shut down the banking system. …read more Source: The West...
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander said Wednesday he was “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: The West...
NATO ‘very concerned’ by Russian military build-up in Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander warned Wednesday that Russia’s “militarisation” of the annexed Crimea region could be used by Moscow to exert control across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s NATO hopes still a long way off (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – For the first time, a majority of Ukrainians support the idea of joining NATO and the president this week spoke of putting the idea to a popular vote, but experts say it still remains a distant dream. …read more Source: The West...
