Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine says one soldier killed in clashes in separatist east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Saturday reported the death of one soldier as clashes with pro-Russian separatists continue in the country’s war-torn east despite a shaky truce. …read more Source: The West...
Several foreigners held hostage, eight killed in Mali hotel attack (AFP)
Bamako (AFP) – A Ukrainian hostage managed to escape from the “four or five terrorists” who were still barricaded inside the hotel in Sevare, telling soldiers that he had been with three South Africans and a Russian when the shooting began. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian hostage escapes Mali hotel siege: military (AFP)
Bamako (AFP) – A Ukrainian escaped from a hotel hostage standoff in Mali Friday, telling soldiers that three South Africans and a Russian were with him when gunmen stormed the building. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers months after eastern battle (Reuters)
ZAPORIZHZHYA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine buried on Friday 57 soldiers still unidentified up to a year after being killed in the eastern separatist conflict, highlighting the difficulties the country … …read more Source: The West...
France says ‘several’ nations interested in Mistral warships (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – France’s defence minister said on Thursday that “several” countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine lifts ban on HIV-positive visitors (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Wednesday it had removed its restriction on entry and foreign travel for HIV-positive people as part of growing efforts to improve relations with Europe after decades of Moscow rule. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says next week last chance to make debt deal – statement (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is willing to postpone a debt restructuring meeting with a creditor group to early next week but sees this is as the “last opportunity” to reach a deal, the finance ministry s… …read more Source: The West...
IMF to visit Ukraine in Sept to discuss third loan tranche – central banker (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank expects an International Monetary Fund mission to visit Kiev in September to discuss a third loan tranche to Ukraine, Oleksander Pisaruk, a deputy head of the b… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader calls in generals after failed peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko convened his top generals Tuesday to discuss the latest failed peace talks with pro-Russian militias, aimed at stemming clashes that saw seven troops killed in another wave of attacks. …read more Source: The West...
Conflict scares off beach-goers in east Ukraine (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – The sun is shining and the waves of the Sea of Azov look warm and inviting. But its sandy beaches are empty — not surprisingly since they run right through the Ukraine conflict’s front line. …read more Source: The West...
