Section: New Zealand
Runaway Ukrainian billionaire given Serb passport
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ” Serbia says it will revoke its citizenship granted to Ukrainian businessman Sergei Kurchenko, sanctioned by the European Union and wanted in his country on embezzlement charges.The Belgrade Blic daily said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Biden calls on Russia to uphold east Ukraine truce
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden says Russia must uphold its end of a truce in east Ukraine in order to resolve the conflict which has claimed at least 4,300 lives since March.Biden met with Ukrainian President Petro… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ‘truce’ death toll nears 1000
Almost 1000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the UN said, as the conflict drags on. …read more Source:...
International monitors fired upon in Ukraine
A convoy of international monitors have been shot at in Ukraine as the UN reveals 1000 people have died in the conflict since September. …read more Source:...
Corruption saps enthusiasm for east Ukraine rebels
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” As battle raged in rebellion-wracked eastern Ukraine, cargo trains piled high with coal thundered along rail tracks to keep heating and power going to households in rebel-held territory.Coal is the lifeblood… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Death toll nears 1000 during Ukrainian truce
Almost 1000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday (Friday NZT), as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source:...
Putin: Extremist groups could threaten Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ” President Vladimir Putin is warning that extremist groups being manipulated from abroad could try to destabilize Russia, a statement that comes amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.While Putin didn’t name any specific… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Poland, Moldova meet to talk about Russia
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) ” The leaders of Ukraine, Poland and Moldova have met over concerns about Russian influence in separatist eastern Ukraine and fears that Russia may seek to meddle in Moldova’s general election.The three countries’… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN says killings, displacement rise in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) ” United Nations human rights investigators say the number of killings and people displaced by fighting in Ukraine continues to rise despite the Sept. 5 announcement of a cease-fire.A new report by the U.N. monitoring… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama aide: US should look at Ukraine military aid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A senior aide of President Barack Obama says he believes the U.S. should consider giving Ukraine lethal, defensive military assistance to get Russia to think twice about its destabilizing behavior.Tony Blinken,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
