Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Supporters of peace process won Ukraine elections: Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Parties backing a peace process to end the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine won a clear victory at Sunday’s parliamentary polls, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine picks moderates over radicals in war-time vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliamentary election saw war-weary voters shunt aside pro-Russian and radical nationalists and pick moderates who favour a mix of market economics and eastern European conservative values. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine votes for pro-West parties, peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Pro-Western and nationalist parties swept Ukraine’s parliamentary election Sunday, exit polls showed, in a boost for President Petro Poroshenko’s anti-corruption reforms and his promise to make peace with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-West parties, nationalists win Ukraine vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Pro-Western and nationalist parties swept Ukraine’s parliamentary election Sunday, exit polls showed, in a boost for President Petro Poroshenko’s anti-corruption reforms and attempts to end a war with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-West, nationalist parties win Ukraine vote: exit polls (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Pro-Western and nationalist parties scored a crushing victory on Sunday in Ukraine’s snap parliamentary polls, which were boycotted by pro-Russian rebels in the separatist east, exit polls showed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine votes against backdrop of war, corruption (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A divided Ukraine voted Sunday in parliamentary elections that President Petro Poroshenko hopes will show support for his pro-Western reforms and plans to negotiate with pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source: The West...
Fear and loathing as Ukraine’s frontline city votes (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliamentary polls Sunday were meant to help bring a shattered nation together, but in the frontline city of Mariupol, interior designer Natalia is in no mood for reconciliation. …read more Source: The West...
Austrian drones fly high, over Ukraine and beyond (AFP)
Wiener Neustadt (Austria) (AFP) – In the middle of the Austrian countryside, a few sleek, high-tech drones sit in a bright production hall, ready for missions over Ukraine, the Mediterranean or the Middle East. …read more Source: The West...
Divided Ukraine votes under shadow of war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A divided Ukraine voted Sunday in parliamentary elections expected to back President Petro Poroshenko’s pro-Western reforms and test support for his plan to negotiate with pro-Russian insurgents threatening to break up the country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine set to vote for pro-Western future (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainians were to vote Sunday in parliamentary elections overshadowed by a bloody pro-Russian uprising in the east, but described by President Petro Poroshenko as a historic chance to set the country on a pro-Western path. …read more Source: The West...
