Section: New Zealand
Minister: Germany, Romania agree about future of Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ” Germany’s defense minister says Berlin and Bucharest hold common views about the future of Ukraine ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers later this month.On a one-day visit to Bucharest, Ursula von… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fighting in Ukraine kills at least 24
At least 24 people have died over the past 24 hours, while Kiev authorities said five soldiers had been killed in the fighting. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s president warns of possibility of rebel offensive
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned of a possible large-scale offensive by separatist forces in the east, one day after a major battle erupted on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold.Hostilities… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian rebels accused of launching offensive
Ukraine’s army has accused pro-Russian forces of launching a big new attack against government positions in breach of a shaky ceasefire. …read more Source:...
MH17: Russian investigators point finger at Ukraine
Russian federal investigators say they have testimony from a former Ukrainian air force mechanic supporting a Moscow theory that a Malaysian passenger plane downed in east Ukraine last summer was attacked by a Ukrainian fighter jet. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Russia claim testimony shows Ukraine shot down Flight 17
Russian federal investigators said on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) they had testimony from a former Ukrainian air force mechanic supporting a Moscow theory that a Malaysian passenger plane downed in east Ukraine last summer was attacked by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source:...
Merkel outlines focus of German G7 presidency in op-ed
BERLIN (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the Group of Seven summit later this week will focus on issues like the Islamic State group, Ebola and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.In a newspaper op-ed published on Wednesday, Merkel… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
2 civilians killed in surge of shelling in east Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Authorities in east Ukraine say two civilians in a government-controlled area have been killed amid a surge of shelling as combat flares between the armed forces and separatist rebels.Luhansk region governor… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 ‘shot down by Ukrainian missile’
A Russian missile maker says MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian missile. …read more Source: Television New...
MH17 shot down by Russian-made missile
The Russian maker of the Buk air defence missile system said that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
