Section: New Zealand
Ukraine’s peacekeeping plan is a sham, and a shame
OPINION: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has just performed a sharp about-face: after months of rejecting the idea, he is now calling for United Nations peacekeepers to separate the sides in eastern Ukraine. A UN force really could help secure the country’s dysfunctional truce. It’s a shame that Poroshenko’s proposal is...
Ukrainian troops captured
More than 90 Ukrainian troops have been captured and 82 are still missing after pro-Russian rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian forces forced to retreat as fighting rages
Fighting raged in parts of east Ukraine on Thursday (Friday NZT) despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. …read more Source:...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Fighting raged in parts of east Ukraine despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine finance chief: West, IMF won’t flag in bailout aid
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s finance minister rejects the idea that international bailout lenders’ efforts to help Greece might restrict their ability to support Ukraine in coming years.The International Monetary Fund last week… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Plea for monitors
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for an international peacekeeping mission in his nation’s war-torn east, a stark admission that his nation can no longer fend off pro-Russian rebels after a major battlefield defeat.Any… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU to send armored cars to monitor Ukraine ceasefire
RIGA, Latvia (AP) ” A top EU official says the 28-member bloc will provide armored cars and satellite imagery to monitor a cease-fire in Ukraine but is undecided whether to commit troops to a proposed U.N.-mandated peacekeeping mission.Maciej… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
French, German leaders try to save faltering Ukraine truce
PARIS (AP) ” The French president says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and Russia about the cease-fire that has been faltering amid fierce fighting over the eastern town of Debaltseve.Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: withdrawal from besieged town 90 percent complete
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian military spokesman says more than 90 percent of its forces have been withdrawn from the fiercely contested town of Debaltseve and its surroundings, but left unclear when the retreat might be completed.Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine calls for international peacekeeping mission
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called for an international peacekeeping mission in his nation’s war-torn east, a stark admission that his nation can no longer fend off pro-Russian rebels after a major battlefield defeat. …read more Source:...
