Section: The West Australian (Australia)
EU urges end to Russia ‘aggression’ in Ukraine (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said a decision on further sanctions against Russia over what she described as its “aggression” in Ukraine would be made by EU leaders on Saturday evening. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders seek riposte to Russia (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Union leaders gather in Brussels Saturday to thrash out a response to Russia’s deeper involvement in war-torn Ukraine and to bring new faces to key EU posts. …read more Source: The West...
Defiant Putin eyes pro-Russian statelet in Ukraine: analysts (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian strongman Vladimir Putin first used “Novorossiya” — the loaded Tsarist-era name for what is now southern and eastern Ukraine — just after annexing Crimea from Ukraine in March, sparking outrage in Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
EU moves towards tougher sanctions on Russia (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – European Union foreign ministers on Friday cleared the way for tougher sanctions against Russia over what many of them described as its invasion of neighbour Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Mariupol digs in as fears mount of rebel onslaught (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Residents in east Ukraine’s strategic port Mariupol dug trenches Friday as others packed up and fled over fears the city could be the next target for advancing pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600: UN (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities committed by armed groups and the increasing involvement of foreign fighters. …read more Source: The West...
Russian troops ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and the West said Thursday that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart the east of the country, raising fears of a direct military confrontation between Kiev and its former Soviet master. …read more Source: The West...
Army wives urge Russia to come clean on soldiers in Ukraine (AFP)
Kostroma (Russia) (AFP) – Several dozen women gathered outside a military base in central Russia on Thursday to demand that commanders come clean about the whereabouts of their husbands after reports of secret funerals for soldiers covertly sent to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
NATO envoys to hold emergency meeting Friday over Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Ambassadors to NATO will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday morning to discuss reports that Russia had sent troops into Ukraine, a diplomatic source said. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev to reinstate army conscription in coming months (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine announced on Thursday that it will return to mandatory conscription in the coming months as its troops battle pro-Russian insurgents in the east. …read more Source: The West...
