Section: New Zealand
Kerry to meet with Iranian foreign minister in Germany
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A State Department officials says that Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Munich, Germany on Saturday to discuss the ongoing nuclear negotiations.The official spoke… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
French, German leaders head to Ukraine with peace initiative
PARIS (AP) ” French President Francois Hollande says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are heading to Ukraine with a new peace initiative.Speaking at a news conference in Paris and describing the Ukrainian conflict as a war,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
French president says he, German chancellor heading to Ukraine today with new peace initiative
PARIS (AP) ” French president says he, German chancellor heading to Ukraine today with new peace initiative. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry travels to Ukraine as US weighs sending arms
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine to show support for the embattled government as the Obama administration weighs sending arms to Kiev to help it fight Russian-backed separatists.Amid a fast-moving… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
3 killed in shelling in rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The City Hall in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine says at least 3 people have been killed in shelling overnight.This follows artillery strikes on the rebel stronghold on Wednesday which hit a hospital, leaving five… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Five killed in Ukraine hospital attack
Rocket salvos have hit a previously safe section of Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing at least five people. …read more Source:...
NATO official: alliance to beef up response force
BRUSSELS (AP) ” NATO’s chief says the alliance is set to more than double the size of its Response Force in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and the challenge of Islamic extremism.NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Civilian woes deepen as battle surges on Ukraine front line
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) ” The morning silence is an uneasy prelude to the artillery fire that inevitably follows. Sealed off from the world by war, some inhabitants hesitantly approach visitors for news. There’s no time for anything… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___Feb. 2Los Angeles Times on U.S. giving Ukraine a defensive military boost:Fearful of provoking a new Cold War with Russia, the Obama administration… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US tilts toward arming Ukraine as officials head to Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russian-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies.As… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
