Section: The West Australian (Australia)
More lives lost in Ukraine clashes as US pressures Russia (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed rebels left two more dead in a flashpoint town Friday and four others elsewhere in bloodshed that has prompted the US to condemn Russia’s “aggressive” stance. …read more Source: The West...
Music drowns out shelling in Ukraine flashpoint town (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – As artillery fire echoes throughout the flashpoint Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, the sound of guitar and violin music fills the apartment where the Savkevich family are hunkered down. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern Ukraine shelling hits both sides (AP)
Fighting in Ukraine has escalated with deadly shelling hitting both government and rebel-controlled areas. …read more Source: The West...
US ambassador blames Russia for violence (AAP)
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has made it clear that tensions with Russia over the Ukraine will not end soon. …read more Source: The West...
McCain calls on Trump to help Ukraine (AAP)
Prominent Republican John McCain has urged the Trump administration to look after Ukraine in the face of Russian hostility. …read more Source: The West...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to Kiev even as the new US administration seeks to improve ties with Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine appeals for help against Russia as fighting flares (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s president appealed for more global pressure against Russia on Thursday as Moscow-backed rebels and government forces clashed around a frontline town in a surge of fighting that has claimed a reported 23 lives. …read more Source: The West...
Hungary’s Orban and ally Putin cement closer ties (AFP)
Budapest (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban cemented closer ties at talks Thursday, amid growing EU rifts over sanctions against Moscow because of its meddling in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader plans referendum on NATO (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he wants to hold a referendum on his conflict-torn country joining NATO, in comments to a German newspaper published Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
NATO head urges Russia to act on ‘serious spike’ in Ukraine violence (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday urged Russia to use its influence with pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to halt what he called the worst upsurge in fighting in a long time. …read more Source: The West...
