Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Truce takes hold in Ukraine as West mulls new Russia sanctions (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Kremlin rebels signed up to a truce Friday that could stem nearly five months of bloodshed but is unlikely to quell the separatist drive in the east. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels agree truce (AFP)
Ukraine and pro-Kremlin rebels have signed up to a truce that could stem nearly five months of bloodshed but is unlikely to quell the separatist drive. …read more Source: The West...
NATO to boost presence in east, approves rapid reaction force (AFP)
Newport (United Kingdom) (AFP) – NATO leaders agreed Friday to set up a new force to meet emerging global security threats and to maintain a “continuous” presence in an eastern Europe rattled by Russian moves in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev signs truce with pro-Russian rebels (AP)
The Ukrainian president has declared a ceasefire to end fighting in the nation’s east after a deal was reached with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The West...
NATO to boost presence in east, approves rapid response force (AFP)
Newport (United Kingdom) (AFP) – NATO leaders agreed Friday to set up a new rapid reaction force and to maintain a “continuous” presence in an eastern Europe rattled by Russian moves in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
The defenders of Mariupol await their fate and the ‘Russians’ (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Will the Russians come today or tomorrow?” That is what the men defending the southeastern port of Mariupol were thinking as world leaders sat down Thursday to hammer out a ceasefire to end months of bloody conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Bishop expects tougher Russia sanctions (AAP)
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says unless there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine soon Russia can expect to face tougher economic sanctions. …read more Source: The West...
Strong explosions near key Ukraine port city of Mariupol (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Strong explosions rocked the outskirts of the key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Thursday as Kiev’s forces battled pro-Moscow rebels, AFP correspondents said. …read more Source: The West...
Scepticism greets Putin’s Ukraine ceasefire plan (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement of a ceasefire plan for Ukraine has been greeted with widespread scepticism, with suspicions still running deep in Kiev and the West over Moscow’s true motives. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 Ukraine crash report out next week (AFP)
Dutch air crash investigators say a report on the downing of flight MH17 is based on factual information from various sources and the black boxes. …read more Source: The West...
