Section: New Zealand
US takes a ‘fresh look’ at weapons for Ukraine: officials
The United States is reconsidering whether to provide weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists, senior administration officials said on Monday, US time, but that no decision had been made. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels to ‘mobilise thousands’
Pro-Russian separatists have vowed to mobilise up to 100,000 fighters for their latest east Ukraine offensive. …read more Source:...
Calls for mandatory airspace monitoring in conflict zones
Malaysia, which suffered two commercial air disasters last year after one jet disappeared and another was shot down over Ukraine, has called on the United Nations must make reporting of risks to airlines over conflict zones mandatory. …read more Source:...
Europe wrap: February 3, 2015
Renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed at least 20 people and a five month truce seems well and truly over. …read more Source:...
Dutch team recovers remains from near MH17 crash site
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The Dutch defense ministry says a team of experts has recovered a small amount of human remains from a village near the site where a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed last July in eastern Ukraine, killing… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama reconsidering lethal assistance to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A senior administration official says President Barack Obama is considering sending lethal assistance to Ukraine’s besieged military.The official says Obama continues to have concerns about taking that step, including… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel: Germany won’t give weapons to Ukraine, favors talks
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will not provide weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to the conflict between the government in Kiev and Russian-backed rebels… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 Ukrainian soldiers die in east Ukraine fighting
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Officials say five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 29 wounded in the past day in eastern Ukraine as fighting rages around a strategic railway hub.Defense Ministry Spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov told The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Deadly clashes raging in Ukraine after peace talks fail
Fighting raged on in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian separatists used artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces from a strategic rail hub after peace talks collapsed. …read more Source:...
Intense fighting in east Ukraine
There is intense fighting in eastern Ukraine as government forces and separatists battle for control of a strategic town just two days after the collapse of ceasefire talks. …read more Source: Radio New...
