Section: New Zealand
Ukrainian kids go to military camp
STARE, Ukraine (AP) ” More than 100 Ukrainian schoolchildren will have unusual tales to tell their mates when classes resume, after spending part of their summer vacations undergoing training by the National Guard.The training at… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany open to new 4-way Ukraine summit
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she’s open to holding a new summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France but that there would have to be hope of progress for it to make sense.France and Russia issued… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s interior minister says 1 police officer has been killed in clashes in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s interior minister says 1 police officer has been killed in clashes in Kiev. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Protests break out in Ukraine over giving regions more power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Clashes have broken out between police and protesters outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev after a controversial vote to give greater powers to separatist regions in the east.The decentralization of power… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
World leaders agree to hold new summit on Ukraine crisis
The leaders of France, Germany and Russia have discussed the Ukraine crisis over the phone and agreed to hold a new summit in the coming weeks. …read more Source:...
Leaders discuss possible new Ukraine summit, France says
BERLIN (AP) ” The leaders of France, Germany and Russia have spoken by phone and are exploring the possibility of a summit with Ukraine’s president about the conflict in the country’s east.French President Francois Hollande’s office… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Biden, Ukraine leader condemn attacks by pro-Russian forces
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden is criticizing pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine for threatening to take more territory and hold their own elections.Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (por-oh-SHEHN’-koh)… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine asks Russia for lower gas prices for winter season
MOSCOW (AP) ” Emboldened by a deal with international creditors to write down part of its debt, Ukraine is asking Russia for lower gas prices for the winter season.Gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine have led to cut-offs of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine reaches debt restructuring deal
Ukraine has reach a crucial debt restructuring agreement that will see lenders accept a 20 percent principal write-down and keep global markets open to the cash-strapped ex-Soviet state. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian official says 7 troops killed in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian official says seven government troops have been killed and 13 injured in the past 24 hours, a day after the warring sides said they had agreed to a cease-fire starting next week.A spokesman for the Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
