Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine parliament confirms new defence minister (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed National Guard chief Stepan Poltorak as the former Soviet state’s fourth defence minister since Russia’s annexation of its Crimea peninsula in March. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine turns to new defence chief ahead of Russia talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will on Tuesday lock horns with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the crisis in Ukraine, as a week of high-stake talks get into full swing. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch return to MH17 crash site as search resumes (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch officials on Monday returned to the crash site of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine where the search for remains and belongings resumed despite sporadic exchanges of fire. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine hands popular general tricky defence job (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Monday turned to the head of his frontline forces to become his new defence minister ahead of a crunch general election and high-stakes talks with Russia. …read more Source: The West...
In Donetsk theatre, a refuge from Ukraine’s tragedy (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – After the bombs, the fur coats. After the air raids, the air kisses. …read more Source: The West...
Australia PM vows to ‘shirtfront’ Putin at G20 over MH17 (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday vowed to “shirtfront”, or confront, Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit next month over the loss of Australian lives in the MH17 crash over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
West to learn if sanctions softened Russia on Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Western allies should learn in the next few days if their punishing sanctions on Russia have softened its stance on Ukraine enough to justify lifting the drag on Europe’s increasingly fragile economic recovery. …read more Source: The West...
Putin orders troops back from Ukraine border ahead of talks (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops to withdraw from the border with Ukraine ahead of diplomatic talks on bringing peace to the Western-backed, former Soviet republic. …read more Source: The West...
Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border before key talks (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
Putin orders troop pullback from Ukraine border: Kremlin (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to pull thousands of troops from the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
