Section: New Zealand
Ukraine says sealing border with Russia condition for peace
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the withdrawal of Russian forces from the east and the sealing of the nation’s border with Russia are key conditions for peace in Ukraine.In a speech Friday, Poroshenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Italy’s ex-PM comes to Crimea to meet with old friend Putin
MOSCOW (AP) ” Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is visiting Russia-occupied Crimea in a sign of symbolic support of his close friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin.Berlusconi has previously hosted Putin’s family… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian gets prison for painting star in Ukraine’s colors
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian court has sentenced a man to more than two years in prison for painting a star on the spire of a Moscow skyscraper in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Four co-defendants were acquitted.The case reflects… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Slovakia premiers condemn Nord Stream 2 project
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ” The prime ministers of Slovakia and Ukraine are condemning a recent deal to expand a pipeline that delivers natural gas directly from Russia to Germany.After their Thursday meeting, Ukraine’s Arseniy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine truce mainly respected
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine say the truce between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents in east Ukraine has been “generally respected since September 1”. …read more Source:...
Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine discuss peace deal
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine have had a conference call to discuss the implementation of a peace deal for eastern Ukraine.The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ex-rebel chief in eastern Ukraine: ouster due to ‘intrigue’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A former rebel chief in eastern Ukraine who has lost his job in a sudden reshuffling has attributed his downfall to unspecified “intrigue.”Andrei Purgin said Wednesday he had spent four days under arrest at… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN: Nearly 8000 dead in Ukraine conflict
Nearly 8000 people – including civilians, soldiers and militia members – have been killed since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) says. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accepts ICC jurisdiction dating back to early 2014
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” In a move that could clear the way to investigations of possible war crimes in Ukraine’s bitter conflict with Russian-backed rebels, Kiev has accepted the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN: At least 105 civilian deaths in Ukraine in past 3 months
GENEVA (AP) ” The U.N. human rights office says at least 105 civilians were killed in violence-marred Ukraine between mid-May and mid-August, more than double the number of the previous three months in part because of shelling of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
