Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Top US diplomat calls on Russia to ‘de-escalate’ Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Russia on Sunday to take action to ease the bloody separatist conflict in the country’s east, which Kiev and the West believe is being fuelled by Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Trump-Putin: an encounter fraught with potential disputes (AFP)
Hamburg (AFP) – Syria, Ukraine, alleged Russian meddling in the US election: there are a host of contentious foreign policy issues facing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as they meet for the first time Friday at the G20 summit. …read more Source: The West...
NATO, Russia to hold fresh talks (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO member states will hold another round of formal talks with Russia next week, an alliance official said Thursday, as relations remain strained by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Top US diplomat Tillerson to visit Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine following the G20 Summit in Hamburg, sending a message that Washington remains committed to the country’s sovereignty despite Moscow’s takeover of the Crimea region. …read more Source: The West...
Gritty Nishikori downs Stakhovsky in Wimbledon heat (AFP)
London (AFP) – Kei Nishikori dug deep to keep his Wimbledon challenge alive as the Japanese star ground out a 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-1, 7-6 (8/6) win over Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be held in the Netherlands, Dutch officials announced Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Russia halts Council of Europe payments over Crimea row (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia said Friday that it was suspending its contributions to the Council of Europe for 2017 over a lengthy dispute regarding delegates from the country who were stripped of their authority after the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Putin extends embargo on Western food imports through 2018 (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday extended Moscow’s embargo on food products from the West until the end of 2018, continuing its policy of retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 team hopes emotional videos will bring new leads (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – International investigators and relatives of victims of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine almost three years ago, renewed efforts Wednesday to push the probe forward, issuing videos appealing for witnesses. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says Russian soldier killed in clashes in east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A Russian military officer fighting alongside Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine was killed and another Russian captured in recent skirmishes with Ukrainian forces, Kiev said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
