Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Inside besieged Donetsk, civilians shelter from bombardment (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Seven employees of a fitness centre huddled in its basement in the heart of rebel-held Donetsk on Thursday as the centre of the besieged city came under sustained shelling for first time. …read more Source: The West...
Australia holds national day of mourning for MH17 victims (AFP)
Melbourne (AFP) – Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source: The West...
Russian troop buildup on Ukraine border fans fears of incursion (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A NATO warning of a Russian troop buildup on the border with Ukraine fueled fears Wednesday of a major incursion, as Kiev stepped up moves to recapture the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, hit for the first time by an air strike. …read more Source: The West...
Fear as midnight airstrike hits close to Donetsk centre (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A midnight air strike near the heart of rebel-held Donetsk provided a terrifying signal for residents that the conflict between insurgents and government forces is drawing closer to their doorsteps. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 search suspended over security concerns: Dutch PM (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – International experts have suspended their search for body parts at the MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: The West...
Fears over Russian troop increase at Ukraine border (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fears that Russia was massing troops on Ukraine’s border grew on Wednesday ahead of a visit by NATO’s secretary general, as an air strike hit the main eastern city where Kiev troops are besieging rebels. …read more Source: The West...
NATO chief to visit Ukraine amid Russia border tensions (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Kiev Thursday, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said, amid heightened tensions over allegations Russia is massing troops along its ex-Soviet neighbour’s border. …read more Source: The West...
Driving down east Ukraine’s dangerous ‘humanitarian corridor’ (AFP)
Kurakhove (Ukraine) (AFP) – For a few hours at least, the road leading west from the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk was meant to provide a sliver of security for desperate residents trying to flee the ever-encroaching fighting in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Clashes kill two in rebel bastion Donetsk as UN warns of mass exodus (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least two civilians were killed in heavy clashes on the outskirts of the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk in east Ukraine on Tuesday, as the UN warned of a “massive exodus and destruction” if fighting intensified. …read more Source: The West...
