Section: New Zealand
Victims’ relatives: Dutch-led probe finds missile that downed Malaysian jet, killing 298, was fired from area controlled by Ukraine rebels
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (AP) ” Victims’ relatives: Dutch-led probe finds missile that downed Malaysian jet, killing 298, was fired from area controlled by Ukraine rebels. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch investigators to give results of MH17 criminal probe
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (AP) ” Relatives of victims of the shooting-down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine more than two years ago were gathering Wednesday to learn the preliminary results of a Dutch-led criminal probe… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia claims new data show rebels didn’t down MH17
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian military says radiolocation data show that the missile that downed a Malaysian airliner over warring eastern Ukraine in 2014 was not fired from territory controlled by Russia-backed rebels.The claim on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian politicians brawl on live TV
A Ukrainian MP has scuffled with a rival at a TV station following a studio debate. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, rebels agree to pull back troops, weapons
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Representatives of Ukraine and separatist rebels have agreed to pull back troops and weapons from several areas in eastern Ukraine.Darka Olifer, spokeswoman for ex-President Leonid Kuchma representing Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kiev on election day
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Dozens of right-wing activists are blocking the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital, where a polling station has been set up for Russian citizens who wish to vote in their country’s parliamentary… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kiev demands plan to make Russia heed eastern Ukraine pact
LISBON, Portugal (AP) ” Ukraine’s foreign minister says he wants an internationally agreed road map for peace in the east of his country that would prevent what he calls Russia’s backsliding on its commitments under a shaky peace… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Both sides report violations of cease-fire in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Separatist rebels and government troops are both reporting violations of a cease-fire that was supposed to begin in eastern Ukraine at midnight on Wednesday.Rebels on Tuesday declared a unilateral cease-fire, and the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian rebel leader Zakharchenko announces a unilateral cease-fire starting at midnight Wednesday
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian rebel leader Zakharchenko announces a unilateral cease-fire starting at midnight Wednesday. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
3 killed, 15 injured in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian president’s office says at least three troops have been killed and 15 injured in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.Government troops and Russia-backed rebels last month agreed to cease… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
