Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine pilot Savchenko refuses all food and liquids (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch vote on key EU-Kiev pact as Europe watches (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The Dutch began voting Wednesday on whether to back a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum triggered by grassroots eurosceptic groups and seen as a yardstick on ties with Brussels. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch referendum on Ukraine treaty will test anti-EU sentiment (Reuters)
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch national referendum on Wednesday on economic and political ties with Ukraine is turning into a test of anti-EU sentiment before June’s Bre… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pilot’s 22-year jail term formally begins (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Nadiya Savchenko’s 22-year sentence formally begins Tuesday with the Ukrainian pilot to be sent to prison camp in the next 10 days unless Kiev secures a swap deal with Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Farage says Dutch ‘No’ would boost Brexit support (Reuters)
VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s UK Independence Party said on Monday that a Dutch vote against an EU treaty with Ukraine would give a boost to the Brexit camp less than three… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko under fire over secret offshore accounts (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A populist Ukrainian party leader said Monday he plans to launch impeachment proceedings against President Petro Poroshenko over his use of offshore accounts revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak. …read more Source: The West...
New skull and crossbones signs warn of mines in Ukraine (AFP)
Berezove (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Danger! Mines! Do not leave the road!”, warns a billboard painted with an ominous skull and crossbones on a blood-red background that stands on a roadside in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
US urges Dutch voters not to reject Ukraine-EU accord (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Friday urged Dutch voters not to reject the European Union’s cooperation deal with Ukraine when they go to the polls next week. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian AFP photographer denied Russia entry (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – An AFP photographer based in Ukraine on Thursday was stopped from travelling to Russia as he was set to board a Moscow flight from the airport of Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source: The West...
Russia running ‘shadow government’ for east Ukraine: report (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Russia is running a “shadow government” in rebel-held territories of eastern Ukraine under the control of the FSB intelligence service, German daily Bild reported Wednesday, citing minutes from an official commission. …read more Source: The West...
