Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine pledges to probe Nazi graffiti at Polish cemetery (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian officials on Thursday pledged to investigate after unknown assailants painted Nazi graffiti around a cemetery that holds the remains of Polish officers shot by the Soviet secret police. …read more Source: The West...
Crimean Tatar lawyer held over ‘extremist propaganda’ (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – Russian authorities in annexed Crimea on Thursday detained a Tatar lawyer for allegedly spreading “extremist propaganda”, activists said, the latest step in an official crackdown on the pro-Ukraine Muslim community. …read more Source: The West...
EU court rejects Russian missile-maker sanctions appeal (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president to end his sweets deal in Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery company on Friday announced plans to shut down his key asset in Russia, a candy factory, after a barrage of criticism at home for his maintaining business activities on rival ground. …read more Source: The West...
Obama aims final messages at Trump (AP)
Barack Obama has gently chided Donald Trump’s suggestion the US might end its sanctions on Russia over Ukraine in exchange for nuclear stockpile reductions. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine calls for response to Russia (AAP)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has played down speculation that Washington could backtrack on its support for Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
‘Three-parent’ baby born in Ukraine using new technique (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A baby boy has been born in Ukraine to an infertile couple after the first ever use of a new technique using the DNA of three parents, the head of a Kiev fertility clinic said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine files ‘terrorism’ case against Russia at world court (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Ukraine has filed a case at the UN’s top court accusing Russia of sponsoring “terrorism” and demanding Moscow pay damages for the shelling of civilians and the downing of flight MH17, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine takes Russia to the UN High Court (AP)
Ukraine is set to take on Russia over their annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, in the UN’s highest court. …read more Source: The West...
US vice president visits Ukraine in show of support (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Outgoing US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday to support the war-scarred country’s leaders amid concerns that ties could chill under Donald Trump. …read more Source: The West...