Section: New Zealand
Dutch government prepares to ratify EU-Ukraine deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The Netherlands’ government has prepared legislation clearing the way for Parliament to vote on ratifying an EU-Ukraine free trade pact, despite Dutch voters rejecting the deal in a referendum.Prime… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU sources: EU leaders have reached a deal with Netherlands to approve closer Ukraine ties
BRUSSELS (AP) ” EU sources: EU leaders have reached a deal with Netherlands to approve closer Ukraine ties. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU officials: EU to extend Russia sanctions for 6 months
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union officials say the EU will extend its sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the fragile peace agreement in Ukraine.Two officials said EU nations backed the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU leaders struggle to find unity over Ukraine agreement
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union leaders are struggling to find a deal with the Netherlands to approve an association agreement with Ukraine.A deal would allow the EU to show a united front in the face of an increasingly hostile Russia… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian leader Putin arrives in Japan to meet Abe; first official visit to G-7 country since 2014 Crimea annexation
NAGATO, Japan (AP) ” Russian leader Putin arrives in Japan to meet Abe; first official visit to G-7 country since 2014 Crimea annexation. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian leader Putin heading to Japan for territorial talks
NAGATO, Japan (AP) ” Vladimir Putin’s first official visit to a G-7 country since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea is starting in somewhat customary fashion: He is arriving late.The Russian president was due in western Japan on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia and Ukraine’s tug of war over ancient gold treasures
In one corner, the Government of Ukraine. In the other, four museums on the disputed peninsula of Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.The prize? A trove of precious Scythian gold and ceremonial daggers, helmets and amulets made by… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch court: Crimea treasures must return to Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (AP) ” A Dutch court has ruled that a trove of historical artefacts that is being held by an Amsterdam museum must be returned to Ukraine and not to four museums in Crimea that loaned out the objects for an exhibition in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit
TOKYO (AP) ” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become on Thursday the first G-7 leader to allow an official visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.The reason? His eagerness to… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin: Disruptions of EU gas supplies via Ukraine possible
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel of a threat to the gas supplies Russia sends to Europe via Ukraine.Putin told Merkel in a telephone call Tuesday that Ukraine has… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
