Section: The West Australian (Australia)
EU extends Russia economic sanctions (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union on Wednesday formally rolled over damaging economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, saying Moscow had failed to live up to its Ukraine ceasefire commitments. …read more Source: The West...
Chernobyl’s radiation monitoring hit by cyberattack: spokeswoman (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The radiation monitoring system at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear site has been taken offline after a massive cyberattack, forcing employees to use hand-held counters to measure levels, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Cyberattack: List of victims (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – A major cyberattack unfolded on Tuesday, striking banks, corporations and infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia before spreading to western Europe and then the United States. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine serviceman killed in Kiev car blast (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A suspected car bombing in Kiev on Tuesday killed a Ukrainian soldier in an incident classified as a “terrorist act” by police, the interior ministry said. …read more Source: The West...
Macron says France will not recognise Crimea ‘annexation’ (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron said Monday France refuses to recognise Russia’s “annexation” of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Putin visits annexed Crimea, triggering Kiev protest (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014, a trip quickly denounced by Kiev as a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty. …read more Source: The West...
US slams Russian intimidation of OSCE in Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Thursday accused pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine of a campaign of “violence and harassment” against unarmed OSCE teams monitoring the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders agree to roll over Russia economic sanctions (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed Thursday to roll over damaging economic sanctions against Russia for another six months because Moscow has failed to meet its Ukraine ceasefire commitments, EU president Donald Tusk said. …read more Source: The West...
New East Ukraine ceasefire set for Saturday: separatists (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A fresh ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists entrenched in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian forces will come into force this weekend, Ukraine and the separatists said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Russia cancels US meeting over Ukraine sanctions (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – Russia has canceled a meeting with senior US diplomats in the wake of Washington’s decision to reinforce sanctions imposed over its interference in Ukraine and occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
