Section: The West Australian (Australia)
US, EU stiffen sanctions against Russia over Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States and Europe significantly strengthened sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine Wednesday, with Washington for the first time directly targeting Russia’s banking, military and energy sectors. …read more Source: The West...
EU eyes tougher Russia sanctions as Ukraine toll soars (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Hesitant European leaders edged closer Wednesday to adopting tough but limited sanctions against Russia for its perceived backing of Ukrainian insurgents. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders at odds over top jobs (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders went into a summit Wednesday struggling to agree a package of top jobs as the deepening crisis in Ukraine put the spotlight on who will lead its high-profile foreign affairs arm. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders haggle over top jobs (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders get down to serious haggling over the bloc’s top jobs Wednesday, with all eyes on who will head the high-profile foreign affairs arm in the face of deepening crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. …read more Source: The West...
EU weighs Russia sanctions as Ukraine toll soars (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Hesitant European leaders on Wednesday launch a fresh debate on adopting new sanctions against Russia for its perceived backing of Ukrainian insurgents that could boomerang against their own fragile economies. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns of Russian invasion, sets truce talks (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s Western-backed leaders on Tuesday invited pro-Kremlin insurgents to a videoconference aimed at halting spiralling violence and what Kiev warned was an imminent invasion by thousands of Russian troops. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says military plane ‘likely’ shot down from Russia (AFP)
Davydo-Mykilske (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine said a military plane downed over rebel territory on Monday was “likely” shot from Russia after establishing contact with the aircraft’s crew, ratcheting up tensions with Moscow along their volatile border. …read more Source: The West...
Russian TV sparks outrage with Ukraine child ‘crucifixion’ claim (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian state television has provoked a storm of criticism after it aired an uncorroborated report claiming that the Ukrainian army publicly nailed a three-year-old boy to a board in a former rebel stronghold. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev claims gains as Russia weighs response to border incident (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian troops claimed fresh gains Monday around one of the main remaining separatist strongholds as Moscow reportedly weighed up “targeted” cross-border strikes following the alleged deadly shelling of a Russian town. …read more Source: The West...
Moscow ‘considering targeted strikes’ on Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Moscow is considering targeted strikes against Ukraine after a shell reportedly crossed the border and killed a Russian civilian, the Kommersant daily reported Monday, citing a source close to the Kremlin. …read more Source: The West...
