Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine reports first combat death since new truce (AFP)
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday reported its first combat death since Kiev agreed a new “indefinite” ceasefire deal with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east last week. …read more Source: The West...
Hero pilot Savchenko launches Ukraine opposition movement (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A popular Ukrainian female combat pilot who served time in a Russian prison gave President Petro Poroshenko a new headache Tuesday by launching her own opposition movement. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine insurgents release two women thanks to Savchenko (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents on Tuesday released two women they had held captive thanks to the intervention of Nadya Savchenko — a Kiev-born female combat pilot who spent nearly two years in a Russian jail. …read more Source: The West...
Israel postpones Ukraine PM visit after UN vote (AFP)
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel has postponed this week’s visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman following a landmark UN Security Council vote demanding a halt to Israeli settlement building, officials said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Fragile new Ukraine truce holds for third day (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A new indefinite truce in Ukraine held by a thread for a third day Monday as both pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev reported clashes near a prized railroad hub but no deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels agree to new indefinite truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A top Ukrainian insurgent said Friday the rebels had agreed to an indefinite ceasefire negotiated by Moscow and Kiev that would go into effect this weekend. …read more Source: The West...
Monitor warns of ‘massive upsurge in violence’ in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The chief European monitor for the war in Ukraine warned Thursday that a “massive upsurge in violence” has seen fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russian rebels reach levels not seen in months. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pours $500 mn into nationalised bank (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s central bank on Tuesday poured more than half a billion dollars into the country’s largest bank after nationalising it in a bid to avert its collapse and a financial meltdown. …read more Source: The West...
NATO urges Russia to prod Ukraine rebels to honour truce (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO on Monday urged Russia to use its clout with insurgents in eastern Ukraine to make a troubled truce stick, as the two sides held talks to defuse the worst tensions since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says five troops killed in worst clash in months (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said five of its troops were killed Sunday by pro-Russian insurgents in the bloodiest clash in the war-scarred ex-Soviet republic in months. …read more Source: The West...
