Section: New Zealand
Ukraine officer turns 34 behind bars amid calls for release
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian military officer imprisoned in Russia has turned 34 behind bars amid renewed international clamor for her to be released.Supporters of Nadezhda Savchenko urged social media users to use the hashtag #FreeSavchenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry to hold talks with Russian president Putin this week
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The U.S. State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Russia this week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.It will be his first trip to Russia since the start of the Ukraine crisis,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Reports: US, Russian foreign ministers to hold talks Tuesday
MOSCOW (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Sochi on Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov for talks on ongoing unrest in Ukraine, Syria and Yemen, Russian news agencies reported Monday.State news… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
No Ukraine ceasefire – Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there is still no genuine ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as she paid a visit to Moscow. …read more Source:...
Germany urges Russia to put more pressure on Ukraine rebels
MOSCOW (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called during a visit to Moscow for Russia to do more to persuade separatists in eastern Ukraine to abide by a cease-fire that has been strained in recent weeks.Speaking alongside… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Two US aid workers released from Ukraine
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko says insurgents have released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s president says almost 7,000 civilians have died and that a thousand more remain unaccounted for as a result of the unrest that has gripped his country over the past year.Speaking before parliament… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians, more than 1,600 soldiers, killed in war in east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians, more than 1,600 soldiers, killed in war in east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German FM: progress in resuming NATO-Russia military contact
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) ” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia and NATO are making progress in restoring military contacts that were suspended as the Ukraine crisis intensified.”I’m glad that, after the situation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 Ukrainian troops killed as cease-fire teeters on brink
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says five government troops battling separatist forces in the east have been killed in one of the worst single days of bloodshed since a cease-fire was declared in February.Military spokesman Andriy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
