Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Eleven soldiers ‘missing’, 3 dead in east Ukraine: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Eleven Ukrainian soldiers are missing in action after getting caught in an ambush in the conflict-torn east, while another three were killed in fighting, Kiev’s military said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Eleven Ukraine soldiers ‘missing’ after ambush in east: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Eleven Ukrainian soldiers are missing in action after getting caught in an ambush in the conflict-torn east, a military spokesman told AFP Friday. …read more Source: The West...
EU hopeful of Ukraine progress after Putin talks (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – European Union leaders expressed optimism on the chances of progress towards a resolution of the deadly crisis in Ukraine after talks in Milan with Vladimir Putin on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders to confront Putin over gas threats (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Vladimir Putin meets his Ukrainian counterpart and EU leaders here on Friday fresh from warning he could pull the plug on crucial Russian gas supplies to Western Europe this winter. …read more Source: The West...
Putin warns Europe on gas supplies ahead of Ukraine talks (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Europe Thursday its gas supplies could be at risk as he prepared for talks with Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko at an Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit overshadowed by the crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Putin warns West not to blackmail Russia (AFP)
Belgrade (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin accused his US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile approach towards Russia, warning in a Cold War-style tirade that Moscow would not be blackmailed by the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Vlad the impaled: Femen militant fined for stabbing Putin waxwork (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – A Ukrainian member of the Femen movement was slapped with over 6,000 euros ($7,300) in fines on Wednesday for impaling a wax statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a stake, while bare-breasted, in a Paris museum. …read more Source: The West...
‘Rogue rebels’ surround Ukraine troops near Lugansk (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A “rogue” band of pro-Russian rebels was surrounding more than 100 Ukrainian troops in the eastern Lugansk region on Wednesday, the local governor said. …read more Source: The West...
Seven killed by shelling near Ukraine’s Mariupol (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Seven civilians died and 17 were injured when shells exploded near a funeral procession in a suburb of the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Tuesday, city hall said. …read more Source: The West...
New Ukraine defence chief vows to stand up to Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s new defence minister vowed on Tuesday to build an army capable of withstanding Russia as sparks flew in advance of talks between Moscow and Washington over their worst standoff since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
