Section: New Zealand
NATO blames Russia for Ukraine violence
NATO has blamed Russian-backed separatists for a sharp escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine and has called on Moscow to stop destabilising Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Auschwitz survivors ask if lessons have been learnt
Russia’s Vladimir Putin will be absent from the main event marking 70 years since Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, held against a backdrop of hostilities in?Ukraine?and warnings of a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. …read more Source:...
UN’s political chief says deadly Ukraine rocket attacks could be war crimes
Deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol that “knowingly targeted civilians” violated international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes, the UN political chief says.Jeffrey Feltman told an emergency… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN: deadly attack on Ukraine city could be war crime
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol this weekend that “knowingly targeted civilians” violated international humanitarian law and could amount to war crimes, the U.N. political chief said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Miners briefly trapped after Ukraine shelling
Nearly 500 coal miners in Ukraine were briefly trapped after their pit lost power when a shell hit an electricity substation. …read more Source:...
Independent Crimean TV station raided by security forces
MOSCOW (AP) ” Independent Crimean television station ATR has been raided by armed security officials, who told employees they were looking for archival footage of an anti-Russia protest last year.In an emotional video posted on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian ruble tumbles after violent weekend in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian currency has fallen by more than 3 percent after escalated fighting in eastern Ukraine over the weekend.The ruble tumbled to 65.8 to the dollar early Monday from 63.7 on opening, after Western leaders announced… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN Security Council faces Ukraine, Yemen emergency meetings
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Diplomats say the U.N. Security Council will hold emergency meetings Monday on the crises in Yemen and Ukraine.Council member Lithuania said Sunday that it had requested the open meeting on Ukraine. Both countries… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama concerned about Ukraine attacks
US President Barack Obama has expressed deep concern about ceasefire violations in Ukraine after recent rocket attacks. …read more Source:...
McCully slates Russia, but shies away from attacking Putin
New Zealand has joined international condemnation of?the killing of up to 30 civilians in the latest violence in Ukraine.? …read more Source:...
