Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Poroshenko party short of majority in Ukraine vote: poll (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The last major poll published Wednesday ahead of Ukraine’s parliamentary election showed President Petro Poroshenko’s party seizing up to a third of seats but reliant on help from nationalist parties to form a ruling coalition. …read more Source: The West...
Surgeons in Ukraine’s rebel Donetsk confirm cluster bomb usage (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Surgeons in east Ukraine’s rebel hub of Donetsk, where dozens of civilians have died in recent weeks, confirmed on Tuesday that some patients were victims of cluster bombs, as alleged by Human Rights Watch. …read more Source: The West...
EU sees less violence in eastern Ukraine (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – The European Union said Monday it believed a ceasefire and peace plan have helped reduce fighting between government and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine but condemned continued violations of the accord. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch PM to visit Malaysia, Australia over MH17 air disaster (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will travel to Malaysia and Australia next month to discuss a probe into the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine, the government said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says goodbye Lenin as Communists face poll wipeout (AFP)
Zaporizhia (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ever since Oleksiy Baburin’s Stalin statue in southeastern Ukraine was bombed, he has been hiding it behind heavy metal blinds. Now the Communist lawmaker says his entire party is under attack. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin, Dutch television reported Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17 with seized missiles: report (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, Russia see imminent end to latest gas war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and Russia stood on the verge on Sunday of resolving their latest gas war in time to keep the war-scarred nation and EU clients warm through the winter months. …read more Source: The West...
Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17 ‘with seized missiles’ (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine set to cement shift West in wartime vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – War-weary Ukrainians pick a powerful new parliament next Sunday set to be dominated by pro-Western and nationalist forces who will determine if President Petro Poroshenko can make peace with the Kremlin while holding on to the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
