Section: The West Australian (Australia)
EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev that will force the impoverished former Soviet republic to revisit its economic model. …read more Source: The West...
Power cuts in Crimea after new blast on Ukraine power line (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An explosion on Crimea’s main electricity line from Ukraine has left parts of the peninsula annexed by Russia in the dark, authorities said Thursday, weeks after power lines were sabotaged by anti-Russian activists. …read more Source: The West...
Minsk peace accord on Ukraine extended (AAP)
The Minsk peace accord on Ukraine has been extended into 2016 following agreement between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. …read more Source: The West...
European leaders renew support for Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine renewed their support for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday following phone discussions, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source: The West...
Four-way phone talks Wednesday on Ukraine crisis: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will hold a conference call Wednesday to assess implementation of a peace accord in pro-Russian eastern Ukraine, the government in Kiev said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s central bank governor says 2015 inflation hit 44 percent (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank governor said on Wednesday that inflation this year had hit 44 percent, up from 24.9 percent in 2014. Valeriia Hontareva also said that foreign e… …read more Source: The West...
Merkel takes centre stage in EU’s year of crises (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – In a year of crises for Europe, from the Ukraine war to Greece’s debt turmoil to the historic refugee influx, Germany’s Angela Merkel emerged as the continent’s de facto leader, drawing more praise and fire than ever. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev soldier, woman killed in breach of holiday truce: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A Ukrainian soldier and an elderly woman have been killed as government forces and pro-Russian separatists clashed in the first violation of a holiday truce, a Ukraine military spokesman said Sunday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine approves IMF-backed austerity budget (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The Ukrainian parliament on Friday adopted a budget for 2016 with a deficit of 3 percent of GDP, crucial for unlocking much needed aid from the IMF and Western countries. …read more Source: The West...
Mother braves east Ukraine frontline for children’s homework (AFP)
Zaytseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – For Oksana Boiko’s children, the trip to school used to be a short walk to the other side of their tiny village of Zaytseve in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
