Section: New Zealand
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops have been pulled out of Debaltseve
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops have been pulled out of Debaltseve. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says rebels continue their onslaught on Debaltseve
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say Russia-back rebels are continuing their onslaught on the railroad junction of Debaltseve, the epicenter of fighting between the separatist and government troops in eastern Ukraine.Fierce… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ceasefire violation condemned
The US has strongly condemned the violation of the ceasefire by separatist forces acting in concert with Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Biden condemns Ukraine cease-fire violations
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden is condemning violations of a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine that the White House is blaming on pro-Russian separatists and Russian forces.Biden spoke by phone Tuesday with Ukrainian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin suggests US is sending arms to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin is suggesting that the United States is already delivering weapons to Ukraine.At a news conference Tuesday in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Putin was asked how… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia asks UN Security Council for vote on Ukraine measure
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Russia is asking the U.N. Security Council to vote Tuesday on a draft resolution endorsing the new cease-fire agreement on Ukraine and calling on all parties involved to fully carry it out.The council’s current… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Soldiers taken prisoner after rebels ambush Ukrainian city
Several Ukrainian government soldiers have been ambushed and taken prisoners in Debaltseve …read more Source: Television New...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Increased concerns over shaky Ukraine truce
World powers have voiced concern over a shaky truce in Ukraine that went into a third day with no sign of a let-up in fighting for a key eastern town. …read more Source:...
Ukraine truce unravels as battle rages, arms pullback stalls
Pro-Russian rebels and government forces fought street-to-street in a strategic town in east Ukraine on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) and refused to pull back their heavy guns, all but scuppering hopes that a European-brokered peace deal will end months of conflict. …read more Source:...
