Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Russia says preparing prisoner handover to Kiev (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s justice ministry on Friday said it was taking preliminary steps to hand over to Kiev four Ukrainian prisoners including film-maker Oleg Sentsov. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch in ‘unchartered waters’ over EU-Ukraine ‘No’ vote (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The Dutch government is in “uncharted waters” after voters rejected an EU deal with Ukraine in a non-binding poll, leaving its leaders to decide what to do next, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Eurosceptics hail victory after Dutch ‘No’ vote on EU-Kiev deal (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The Dutch “No” to an EU pact with Ukraine dealt a fresh blow to European unity Thursday, handing eurosceptics a symbolic victory ahead of Britain’s in-out referendum in June. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch voters reject Ukraine-EU treaty (AAP)
Dutch voters have rejected an EU-Ukraine treaty by a 64-36 margin, with the outcome seen as a rebuke to the government and the EU establishment. …read more Source: The West...
Cameron hopes Dutch referendum ‘won’t affect’ Brexit vote (AFP)
London (AFP) – Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that he hoped the rejection by Dutch voters of a key EU pact with Ukraine would not affect Britain’s own referendum on whether to stay in or leave the European Union. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch vote against EU-Kiev pact no ‘obstacle’, says Poroshenko (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday that a “No” vote in a Dutch referendum on a key EU pact with Kiev was no obstacle to the ex-Soviet country’s integration with the bloc. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch voters overwhelming reject Ukraine-EU treaty (Reuters)
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters have overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty on closer political and economic ties, in a rebuke to their government a… …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko: Ukraine to continue moving towards EU despite Dutch vote (Reuters)
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday his country will continue moving towards the European Union despite a resounding rejection by Dutch voters of a treaty on closer t… …read more Source: The West...
Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine deal, doubts on turnout: exit polls (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch voters on Wednesday rejected a key EU-Kiev pact in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but it was not immediately clear if enough people had taken part for the ballot to be valid, exit polls showed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine adds Russian oil import ban to growing trade war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Wednesday he intended to introduce a ban on oil product imports from petro-giant Russia as part of Kiev’s festering trade war with Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
