Section: New Zealand
Ukraine appoints young woman to lead purge of bureaucrats
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Ukraine’s justice minister has appointed a 23-year-old law graduate to lead a campaign to purge of officials tainted by corruption of the ousted regime.The so-called lustration was a key demand of anti-government… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dead Tararua trampers named
One of two trampers who died during an overnight walk in the Tararua Range at the weekend was a married Ukrainian man with two children. …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Fake honors student gets more jail time before deportation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ” A 24-year-old Ukrainian man who lied about his name and age to attend a Pennsylvania high school has been ordered to spend 11 to 23 months in jail for having sex with a 15-year-old classmate and stealing a public… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia accuses Ukraine of arresting 2 servicemen from Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s Defense Ministry says Ukrainian security services have arrested two Russian servicemen.The ministry said Ukrainian agents whisked the two servicemen from Crimea into the Mykolaiv region Sunday. In Monday’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Brief final meeting for Obama, Putin focuses on Syria, not Trump
President Barack Obama spoke briefly with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria and Ukraine on Sunday as an economic summit got under way in Peru, in their first known conversation since Donald Trump was elected the next US president. …read more Source:...
Obama, Putin speak for four minutes about Syria and Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for about four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, a White House official said. …read more Source:...
Leaders mark Soviet dissolution, urge Ukraine dialogue
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Three former top Soviet officials are marking the signing of a treaty 25 years ago that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and are urging dialogue on the deadly separatist conflict in Ukraine.In December 1991,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine man, 24, who faked age for high school gets 2 months
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ” A 24-year-old Ukrainian man who faked his name and age to attend a Pennsylvania high school has been ordered to spend two months in prison on federal fraud charges.On Thursday, U.S. Middle District Senior… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin warns that Ukraine may siphon Europe-bound Russian gas
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine could siphon off gas intended for European consumers in the coming winter.Putin warned Merkel in Monday’s call that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian MP socked in the face during parliamentary brawl
A brawl between two Ukrainian MPs broke out during a meeting of parliament faction leaders in Kiev. …read more Source:...
