Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine vows to block Russian ‘aid’ convoy heading for border (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A convoy of 262 Russian trucks rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Tuesday as Kiev vowed to block the aid mission from its territory over fears it was a ploy to bolster pro-Kremlin rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Mother takes son back to Ukraine prison after war jailbreak (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Just hours after he bust out of a high-security prison as it was rocked by mortar blasts in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, Natalya Nikitenko drove her son right back to jail. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says to send aid to Ukraine despite West’s warnings (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia said Monday it would dispatch a humanitarian convoy to conflict-torn east Ukraine despite fierce warnings from the West that Moscow not act alone as a cover for sending in troops. …read more Source: The West...
Australia, Dutch vow justice for MH17 victims (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Australia and The Netherlands on Monday vowed to bring justice to the families of victims of downed flight MH17, despite the search for body parts being halted because of fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says sending non-military aid convoy to east Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia said Monday it was sending a civilian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in cooperation with the Red Cross, despite Western fears the mission might be used as cover for intervention. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine approves Red Cross-led aid mission (AP)
Russia and the European Union will be part of a humanitarian aid mission led by the Red Cross into the rebel-held city of Luhansk in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Abbott hopes for Russian MH17 cooperation (AAP)
Prime Minister Tony Abbott hopes Russia will begin to cooperate in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
EU warns Putin against any action in Ukraine, including humanitarian (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call Monday against any unilateral intervention in Ukraine, including for humanitarian reasons. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine prisoners escape shelled jail in Donetsk (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Scores of panicked inmates escaped when shells rained down on a high-security prison in eastern Ukraine during heavy fighting between government forces and pro-Moscow rebels, authorities said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
First MH17 crash report ‘in weeks’: Dutch investigators (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch air crash investigators said Monday they expect to release an initial report into what brought down flight MH17 over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives “in a few weeks”. …read more Source: The West...
