Section: New Zealand
Poland upgrades defense plan over Ukraine conflict
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has signed into law a new national defense strategy, saying it was made necessary by the instability and threats to security in neighboring Ukraine.Komorowski said Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to halt subsidies to rebel-held areas
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s prime minister says the government will freeze budget subsidies for eastern territories controlled by pro-Russian separatists, a move that could precipitate already grievous economic conditions there.Arseniy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ‘violated peace deal’
Separatist leaders in east Ukraine accused President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday of violating a peace deal by deciding to suspend a law giving their regions a “special status” and signalled they would no longer abide by it. …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops to defend cities against rebels
Ukraine is rearming and deploying newly formed units to protect cities from pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine orders troops to key cities
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has ordered army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities in case of a new rebel offensive in the regions. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in; Kiev denounces elections
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4000 people. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis deepens after separatist vote
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday (Wednesday NZT) he had ordered his military chiefs to send in new army units to protect cities in the east and southeast from possible attack by Russian-backed separatists, Interfax news agency said. …read more Source:...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) On the week when the world celebrated Halloween, pro-Russian rebels came up with a tactic to scare Ukraine’s pro-Western government in Kiev holding a rebel election in separatist eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and the West… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in after vote
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) The leader of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine has been officially sworn in after an election that has been roundly condemned by the West as destabilizing.Alexander Zakharchenko was inaugurated Tuesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
