Section: New Zealand
Obama, Ukraine president to meet at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is to host Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s president addresses Canadian Parliament
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ukraine’s President says his country has “crossed the Rubicon” to a new westward-looking future that leaves behind the darkness of its Russian past.President Petro Poroshenko made the remarks during an address… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine, at least 1 dead
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) A building has been hit by rocket fire in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk, killing at least one person and adding to the growing number of civilian casualties in the region despite a nearly two-week-old… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine lawmakers ratify landmark deal with Europe
Ukraine has moved to resolve months of crisis by strengthening ties to Europe and loosening some controls over the country’s rebellious eastern regions where it has been fighting Russian-backed separatists.The actions by lawmakers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s parliament ratifies agreement to deepen ties with the European Union
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s parliament ratifies agreement to deepen ties with the European Union . …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Scotland dent German investor optimism
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) A key survey of German investor optimism fell in September for the ninth month in a row as the crisis in Ukraine, economic stagnation in Europe and the upcoming independence referendum in Scotland weighed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel: Russia must withdraw troops from Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukraine for a peace plan there to work.Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call late Monday that the complete withdrawal… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
OSCE team in east Ukraine comes near shelling
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe say they were just 200 meters (650 feet) away from four shell-bursts in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has continued despite a cease-fire… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia-annexed Crimea votes for legislature
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (AP) Residents of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March, are voting for their regional parliament in elections expected to be dominated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Shells rock east Ukraine city despite cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Several residential neighborhoods in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have come under repeated shelling, imperiling a fragile cease-fire agreement imposed last week.The city council of Donetsk said Sunday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
