Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine outrage over delay on EU trade deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing a backlash from his staunchest supporters for bowing to Russian pressure and postponing the implementation of an EU trade deal the two sides plan to ratify Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rivals trade blame after bloodiest day since truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Warring rivals in Ukraine traded blame on Monday over the bloodiest day in the restive east since a shaky ceasefire was drawn up 10 days ago. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine hosts US-led military drills as truce teeters (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US-led military exercises began in Ukraine on Monday as fighting rumbled on in the restive east between government forces and pro-Russian rebels, despite a 10-day-old ceasefire. …read more Source: The West...
Aid reaches the hardy and hungry of Ukraine’s Lugansk (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – After months of bombardments that left them short of water, power and basic supplies, many residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk breathed a sigh of relief at the arrival of desperately needed aid. …read more Source: The West...
Explosions, shattered nerves mark Ukraine truce (AFP)
Makiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Sleeping in cellars, listening nervously for the next artillery attack, and too poor even to flee: welcome to the reality of Ukraine’s ceasefire for residents of rebel-held Makiivka. …read more Source: The West...
Russia, Ukraine trade blame as fighting tests truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Tensions over Ukraine festered on Saturday after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to “eliminate” the pro-Western former Soviet nation while Moscow charged Washington with orchestrating the entire crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Truce brings no peace for Donetsk residents (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The artillery shell landed after nightfall, blowing out all the windows of a residential building in a district near the airport in Ukraine’s rebel-held city of Donetsk. …read more Source: The West...
Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Lugansk International Airport used to offer flights to Turkey, Egypt and other sunny tourist spots as well cities in Ukraine and Russia, handling as many as 10,000 passengers a day. …read more Source: The West...
EU delays implementing Ukraine free trade deal (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union said Friday it will delay implementation of a free trade deal with Ukraine by more than a year until the end of 2015. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns of painful winter due to Russian gas cut (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine warned on Friday that it will have to adopt deeply unpopular energy savings measures this winter should Russia fail to lift its suspension of natural gas sales to the West-leaning ex-Soviet neighbour. …read more Source: The West...
