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Ukraine, rebels say cease-fire violations persist
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s military and Russia-backed separatist rebels are accusing each other of continuing to mount attacks a week after a cease-fire was called.Ukrainian security spokesman Col. Andriy Lysenko said Saturday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Moody’s downgrades credit rating on Russia
NEW YORK (AP) ” Moody’s Investors Service says it has cut Russia’s credit rating to junk grade, citing the crisis in Ukraine and a slide in oil prices and the ruble.The credit rating agency said late Friday that it expects those… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Hollande, Merkel back Ukraine ceasefire
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say the ceasefire deal in Ukraine must be “fully respected”. …read more Source:...
A year on: Thousands gather to remember fallen activists
More than 100 activists were killed during protests in Kiev last February. …read more Source: Television New...
Biden: Russia can’t claim separatists alone behind attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden says Russia can’t keep hiding behind the “false claim” that separatists are solely responsible for recent military operations in eastern Ukraine.Biden spoke by phone Friday with Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US senators urge Kerry to tighten sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to tighten sanctions on Russia and provide weapons to Ukraine after rebels breached this month’s cease-fire agreement and seized the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US warns Russia over support of separatists in Ukraine
The United States has warned Russia that its efforts to bolster separatist fighting in Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement were a direct threat to the “modern global order” and could bring additional costs. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Joint inspection starts on MH17 wreckage
International investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine last July have met for their first joint consultation this week, examining cracks and impact patterns on the jet’s fuselage. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Fighting still rages in east Ukraine despite ceasefire
The Ukrainian government and the separatist rebels blamed each other for violating a fragile ceasefire dozens of times, sparking fears of wider hostilities in war-torn eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Television New...
Russia sending more tanks and troops into Ukraine to take next battlefront, Kiev says
Kiev has accused Russia of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what could be the next battlefront. …read more Source:...
