Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on Wednesday renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles’ John Lennon. …read more Source: The West...
Russia seeks 23 years jail for Ukraine pilot (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s state prosecutor on Wednesday demanded a 23-year prison sentence for Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko who is accused of killing two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern Ukraine sees dramatic uptick in violence: US general (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – NATO’s top commander General Philip Breedlove warned Tuesday of a dramatic uptick in attacks along the frontlines of eastern Ukraine, including sniper activity and shelling. …read more Source: The West...
Germany at UN raises alarm over Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Germany’s foreign minister said Monday he was deeply concerned by continued violations of the ceasefire in Ukraine and restrictions imposed on monitors overseeing the truce in the nearly two-year war. …read more Source: The West...
JKX cautions on $41 million in potential Ukrainian liabilities (Reuters)
By Esha Vaish (Reuters) – JKX Oil & Gas Plc set out potential liabilities of $41 million from Ukrainian cases as its new board tries to restore investor confidence wit… …read more Source: The West...
British anti-EU leader Farage to back ‘no’ vote in Dutch polls (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Leading British eurosceptic Nigel Farage will visit the Netherlands in April to help whip up support for a key Dutch referendum aimed at opposing an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
True grip: Ukrainian pulls five tramcars with his teeth (AFP)
Lviv (Ukraine) (AFP) – All it took was a steel cable and a set of very strong front teeth. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine PM accuses president’s camp of undermining crucial reforms (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk hit out Friday against President Petro Poroshenko and his camp, accusing them of undermining key reforms that are badly needed to overcome the ex-Soviet state’s economic malaise. …read more Source: The West...
Eurovision to evaluate Ukraine’s contentious song on Crimea (AFP)
Stockholm (AFP) – Ukraine’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, which is about Stalin’s wartime deportation of Crimean Tatars and has sparked fierce protests from Moscow, will be evaluated for rule compliance in March, a contest spokesman said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Germany, France press Ukraine on graft, vote in rebel east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Germany and France on Tuesday urged Kiev to root out corruption and quickly adopt a law on elections in the pro-Russian east that may help resolve Ukraine’s separatist war. …read more Source: The West...
