Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine eyes September debt repayment freeze (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s finance ministry warned Thursday it could declare a technical default in two months should its lenders fail to accept less stringent repayment terms and a possible partial debt write-off. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’ (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. …read more Source: The West...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with… …read more Source: The West...
EU ‘regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...
EU ‘very much regrets’ Russian veto of UN MH17 resolution (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU said Thursday it regretted as a “setback” a Russian veto of a UN resolution for a tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko (AFP)
DONETSK (Russia) (AFP) – Russia on Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opens trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko: court (AFP)
DONETSK (Russia) (AFP) – Russia on Thursday opened the high-profile trial of jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a hugely controversial case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. …read more Source: The West...
Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine vows justice despite Russia’s veto of MH17 tribunal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Wednesday to push for justice despite Russia’s veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down passenger flight MH17 over the former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
