Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine blocks jihadist routes to Syria: security service (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had blocked channels being used by jihadists travelling to fight with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq and detained an ‘IS recruiter’ from one of the former Soviet republics. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine forces on ‘high alert’ over Crimea tensions with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday placed its forces around Crimea on high alert as tensions soared after Moscow accused Kiev of attempting armed incursions into the disputed peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ready to turn to UN over Russian accusations of Crimea plot (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukraine will ask the UN Security Council to hold an urgent meeting if tensions continue to rise over Russia’s accusations that Kiev orchestrated a plot to attack infrastructure in Crimea, the ambassador said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘terror’ over alleged Crimea raids (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: The West...
Russia accuses Ukraine of Crimea incursion (AAP)
Russia claims Ukraine has attempted an armed incursion into Crimea, ending in two Russian deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says foiled Crimea ‘terrorist attacks’ by Kiev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s security service on Wednesday said it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back an armed assault by Kiev’s forces. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine denies Russian Crimea claim (AAP)
Ukraine has denied a Russian claim that special forces had attempted an armed incursion into Crimea resulting into two Russian deaths. …read more Source: The West...
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in fresh clashes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others injured in fresh clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in Ukraine’s war-scarred east, the military said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel leader Plotnitsky ‘injured in car blast’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The leader of a self-proclaimed separatist republic in eastern Ukraine was injured in a suspected car bombing Saturday, local media reported. …read more Source: The West...
Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit that would help reduce its reliance on Russia. …read more Source: The West...
