Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukrainian pro-Western parties sign coalition deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Pro-Western lawmakers in Ukraine announced Friday the creation of a parliamentary coalition which, for the first time, will be able to pass amendments to the constitution. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine shelled from Russian territory: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Friday accused Russia of shelling its territory for the first time since the signing of a nominal ceasefire in early September. …read more Source: The West...
NATO reports 400 intercepts of Russian aircraft in 2014 (AFP)
Tallinn (AFP) – NATO said Thursday there have been around 400 intercepts of Russian military flights near its member countries this year, amid heightened tension between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: The West...
Almost 1,000 killed in Ukraine since September truce: UN (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in conflict-torn Ukraine since a tattered truce was signed in September while the number of people displaced has nearly doubled, the United Nations said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
No regrets for protesters who sparked Ukraine revolution (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – When Igor Romanenko’s friend suggested heading to a gathering on Kiev’s Independence Square a year ago Friday, he had no idea he was about to witness the birth of a movement that would change his country forever. …read more Source: The West...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday called for Ukraine to stay out of the NATO alliance, insisting that a “non-aligned status” was in the interests of the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel leader Plotnitsky challenges president to duel (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A rebel leader in east Ukraine on Wednesday challenged President Petro Poroshenko to a duel, claiming it could bring peace to the war-torn region. …read more Source: The West...
How to identify a Russian tank in Ukraine — by British embassy (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Britain’s embassy in Kiev risked provoking fresh Russian ire Wednesday by posting a diagram on Twitter “to help the Kremlin spot its tanks” in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels fight boredom of war with tanks and guns (AFP)
Ilovaisk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Bored of war and dreaming of peace, pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine pass the time firing off weapons as months of conflict drag on with no resolution in sight. …read more Source: The West...
