Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ten Ukrainian soldiers, police killed in east in last 24 hours (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers and three police officers were killed in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, security officials in Kiev said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Russia-West tensions soar as Putin quits G20 summit (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Vladimir Putin’s early exit from a G20 summit in Australia after an icy reception from world leaders may further stoke Russia-West tensions and lead to renewed fighting in Ukraine, analysts said. …read more Source: The West...
New video of MH17 downing emerges (AP)
A new video has reportedly shown how close the downed MH17 jet came to hitting homes in eastern Ukraine after it was shot down. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 wreckage removal starts in east Ukraine (AFP)
Grabove (Ukraine) (AFP) – Work started Sunday to remove the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, four months after it was shot down, killing 298 passengers and crew. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande says won’t be pressured over warship delivery to Russia (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Sunday he would not be pressured into delivering two warships to Russia, after delaying their handover due to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Putin resists Western offensive as testy G20 closes (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – G20 leaders wrapped up an annual summit Sunday with a vow to reinvigorate the global economy, but geopolitical frictions sparked anew as Russian President Vladimir Putin brushed off Western anger over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin under fire over Ukraine at G20 summit (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine at a G20 summit in Australia on Saturday, underscoring the deepest chill in relations with the West since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
In Donetsk, homeless Ukrainians loathe Kiev government (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Despite living in a tiny cellar in Donetsk for more than three months, Sergei is not complaining about the frequent shelling or lack of running water. Instead, he saves his fury for his own country — Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin to cut short G20 summit after rebukes over Ukraine (AFP)
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to cut short his attendance at a G20 summit in Australia, an official said Saturday, after he faced Western scorn and scepticism over Ukraine despite venturing to paper over Europe’s deepest chill in relations since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine cuts off rebel east as fighting rumbles on (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree Saturday ordering the withdrawal of all state services from rebel-held eastern regions, a further acknowledgement that the Kremlin-backed statelets are effectively breaking away. …read more Source: The West...
