Section: New Zealand
Ukraine claims capture of 10 Russian soldiers
MOSCOW (AP) Ukraine is claiming that its forces have captured 10 Russian soldiers in an eastern region where the Ukrainian troops are fighting pro-Russia separatists.The Facebook page for the anti-rebel operation which includes… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Weapons convoys seen rolling in eastern Ukraine
KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) AP reporters say convoys of military weaponry and supplies have been coming from the direction of Russia into rebel-held Ukraine.Rebel fighters also described how Russian border guards did nothing to stop… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP reporters: Weaponry and supplies have been coming from direction of Russia into Ukraine
KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) AP reporters: Weaponry and supplies have been coming from direction of Russia into Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president dissolves parliament and announces early elections in October
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine president dissolves parliament and announces early elections in October. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia plans to send second aid convoy to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) Russia has announced plans to send a second aid convoy to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where months of fighting have left many residential buildings in ruins.Russia unilaterally sent about 200 tractor-trailers across… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German business confidence slumps fourth month
BERLIN (AP) German business confidence has fallen for the fourth month in a row amid growing concerns about a slower European recovery and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.The Ifo institute said Monday its closely-watched… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukraine’s president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east.President Petro Poroshenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia aid trucks draw West’s ire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine today for talks, a day after calling Russia’s decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy there a dangerous escalation.More than 260 Russian trucks entered eastern Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian aid trucks begin to leave Ukraine
DONETSK, Russia (AP) Some of the trucks in a Russian aid convoy that entered Ukraine in a move denounced by Kiev as an invasion are returning to Russia.An Associated Press reporter saw four of the trucks waiting Saturday morning… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia firing artillery within Ukraine, NATO reports
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine hit dangerous new heights Friday as Russia sent an enormous aid convoy into rebel-held Ukrainian territory without the permission of the Kiev government, a move that a top Ukrainian security… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
