Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine rebels delay local elections until 2016 (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist provinces of Lugansk and Donetsk said in a joint statement Tuesday that they were pushing back local elections to next year in line with Western demands. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine insists Russia must cede border by end of year (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko has stressed that Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border by the end of December even if full implementation of a February peace deal with Russia is delayed until 2016. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says Russia must cede border by end of year (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko has stressed Ukraine must regain control of its eastern border with Russia despite an apparent agreement to push back the implementation of a February peace deal into next year. …read more Source: The West...
US defence chief warns Russia has ‘losing strategy’ in Syria (AFP)
Madrid (AFP) – US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Monday that Russia is pursuing a “losing strategy” in Syria and that it must live up to its commitments in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine starts light weapons withdrawal in east – military (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk in accordance with a recent agreement with pro-Russian separatists, the U… …read more Source: The West...
IMF mission to Ukraine looks to eurobond holders participation in debt exchange (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An International Monetary Fund mission said on Saturday after discussions with Ukraine that authorities look forward to broad participation of eurobond holders in the recently l… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warring sides announce start of small arms withdrawal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Warring sides in Ukraine on Saturday began withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from a buffer zone in the war-torn east a day after the leaders of France and Germany met Vladimir Putin for peace talks. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Moscow separatists say begin tank withdrawal in east Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Pro-Moscow rebels announced Saturday they had begun withdrawing tanks from the buffer zone between warring forces in eastern Ukraine a day after key peace talks in Paris. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine local polls postponed to ensure ‘undisputed’ vote (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany agreed Friday to delay contentious local elections in Ukraine to ensure that they meet international standards. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Minsk process will run into next year – Hollande (Reuters)
PARIS (Reuters) – It will take time to organise elections in Ukraine that respect international standards and as a result, the so-called Minsk peace process will run into next year, French President F… …read more Source: The West...
