Section: New Zealand
Putin opens up about secret Crimea operation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order to annex Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukraine industry seeks ties with West, but buckles in crisis
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Volodymyr Kuzovkin’s office is less than 50 miles from the European Union, but for him and his factory, the EU is a world away.Despite Ukraine’s desperation to integrate with Europe, a desire so strong it sparked… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebels say heavy weapons out
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine claim to have completed a ceasefire deal, saying this is the last day of withdrawal. …read more Source:...
Rebel pageant: Ukrainian fighters trade in boots for heels
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Trading in their combat boots and fatigues for high heels and ball gowns, female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers have taken the day off to take part in a beauty pageant.The event was… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine claims completing weapons pullback
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s military says it is completing its pullback of heavy weapons under the terms of a peace agreement aimed at ending the war with separatist rebels that has killed more than 6,000 people.An internationally… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Families of buried Ukraine miners accuse management
Emotions are running high among mourners in east Ukraine after laying to rest some of 33 miners killed in an apparent gas blast. …read more Source:...
UN says it has not received any Ukraine peacekeeping request
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The U.N. political chief says Ukraine still hasn’t submitted a formal request for a U.N. peacekeeping force to be stationed in eastern regions where government forces are battling Russian-backed separatists.Jeffrey… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Imprisoned Ukrainian ready to end hunger strike, lawyers say
MOSCOW (AP) ” Lawyers for a Ukrainian military officer imprisoned in Russia say she’s ready to end her nearly three-month hunger strike if she’s offered a balanced diet.Nadezhda Savchenko has been in Russian custody since June on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU chief speaks out against arms supplies for Kiev
RIGA, Latvia (AP) ” The European Union’s foreign policy chief is speaking out against bipartisan calls in the U.S. to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists.Some lawmakers from… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine declares heavy weapons pullback from front line
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian military officials say government forces are withdrawing heavy rocket launchers from the front line with Russian-backed separatists in accordance with last month’s cease-fire accord.Military spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
