Section: New Zealand
Putin tells German FM he wants better ties
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the visiting German foreign minister that he would like to improve ties between the two countries that were soured by the Ukraine crisis.Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
France says Russia sanctions to remain in place
PARIS (AP) ” France’s foreign minister says sanctions on Russia cannot be lifted until there is progress in Ukraine.The European Union sanctions were imposed on Russia for backing separatists in eastern Ukraine. Fighting has killed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Couple ‘held in the UAE for sex outside marriage’
A South African man and his Ukrainian fiancée were detained in Abu Dhabi after a doctor discovered that the woman was pregnant, a relative says.Emlyn Culverwell, 29, and Iryna Nohai, 27, were reportedly arrested for unlawful sex… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian official says don’t lift sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Ukraine’s foreign minister is telling U.S. senators that American sanctions against Russia shouldn’t be eased and possibly should be ratcheted up as Moscow escalates its military aggression in the eastern European… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia: World court has no jurisdiction in Ukraine case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Russia says that the United Nations’ highest judicial body does not have jurisdiction to rule on Ukrainian allegations that Moscow sponsors terrorism by funneling arms and money to separatist rebels in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian court arrests top tax official
MOSCOW (AP) ” A court in Ukraine’s capital has placed a top tax official under arrest pending trial on embezzlement charges.A 14-hour hearing closed early Tuesday when the Kiev district court ruled to send Roman Nasirov, chief of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kiev court hears Ukraine tax official’s embezzlement case
MOSCOW (AP) ” A court in Kiev is hearing motions on the embezzlement case against Ukraine’s top tax official.Roman Nasirov, chief of the Ukrainian Fiscal Service, was detained over the weekend and instantly reported heart problems…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine takes Russia to UN court over rebel funding, Crimea
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Ukraine is taking Russia to the United Nations’ highest judicial body, accusing Moscow of financing separatist rebels and racially discriminating against ethnic Tartars and Ukrainians in the annexed Crimean… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Czar bust in Crimea reportedly appears to shed tears
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting a bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping.The bust of Nicholas II was erected near… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU extends sanctions against 15 Ukrainians over corruption
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has extended for a year sanctions against 15 people in Ukraine accused of misusing state funds.The EU said in a statement Friday that the asset freezes are being prolonged for people “identified… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
