Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Russia to deploy latest air defence systems in Crimea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia will deploy its most advanced S-400 air defence systems to the annexed Crimea peninsula in August, a military official said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
UN sees evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The United Nations on Thursday said Ukraine’s forces had indiscriminately shelled residents while pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev battalions had summarily killed civilians in what may have constituted “war crimes”. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 families steel for legal fight on second anniversary (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The families of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine are steeling themselves for a slew of bitter legal battles, on the eve of the tragedy’s second anniversary. …read more Source: The West...
NATO says ‘not a meeting of minds’ in talks with Russia on Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences on Ukraine as they held their first talks since the alliance approved a big troop boost in eastern Europe, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine and Canada sign ‘milestone’ free trade deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and Canada signed a “milestone” free trade agreement on Monday designed to bolster support for the war-scarred former Soviet republic in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry in Ukraine to reaffirm support in face of Russia threat (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday to reaffirm support for Kiev’s fight against pro-Russian insurgents and its bid to anchor its ties to the West. …read more Source: The West...
Russian actions caused ‘loss of trust’ with NATO: Merkel (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had caused a loss of trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit in Poland. …read more Source: The West...
Rusty boat maintains a lifeline in war-torn Ukraine (AFP)
Zhovte (Ukraine) (AFP) – A rusty boat crossing a calm river in separatist east Ukraine is all that enables hundreds of people living in rebel-held territory to pick up pensions and vital supplies from the government side. …read more Source: The West...
NATO-Russia talks must tackle Ukraine ‘withdrawal’: Poland (AFP)
Warsaw (AFP) – Planned NATO talks with Moscow should be focussed solely on Russia’s “withdrawal” from Ukrainian soil, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Six die, including three children, in rebel Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three children died in Ukraine’s war-torn east as their father disassembled a grenade, and three Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes in the troubled region with pro-Russian rebels, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
