Section: New Zealand
Freed pilot Savchenko wants talks with Ukraine rebel leaders
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko says she is willing to talk with rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine.Savchenko was freed in a prisoner exchange with Russia last month after nearly two years in custody and was sworn in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia says will resume selling gas to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s gas monopolist says it will resume selling gas to Ukraine, following an official request from Kiev.In a statement on Tuesday signaling that sales would resume, Gazprom said it had received an official request… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
French man who planned terror attacks had ‘vast arsenal’ of explosives
A French citizen arrested with a “vast arsenal” of explosives and assault rifles was planning “15 attacks” to coincide with the Euro 2016 football tournament in France, according to Ukraine’s state security service. …read more Source:...
French man who planned terror plot had ‘vast arsenal’ of explosives
A French citizen arrested with a “vast arsenal” of explosives and assault rifles was planning “15 attacks” to coincide with the Euro 2016 football tournament in France, according to Ukraine’s state security service. …read more Source:...
Ukraine arrests Frenchman for plotting attacks on Euro 2016
Ukraine’s intelligence agency SBU said on Monday it has thwarted a plot to attack soccer’s European Championships in France by arresting a Frenchman who wanted to cross from Ukraine into the European Union armed to the teeth. …read more Source:...
Russia agrees to allowing observers in Ukraine carry pistols
MOSCOW (AP) ” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is ready to agree to allowing additional international observers in warring eastern Ukraine to be armed with pistols.The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 investigation at ‘advanced stage’
Prosecutors conducting the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago say it is at “a very advanced stage” and that they would present their conclusions after the summer. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
UN cites rights violations on both sides of Ukraine conflict
GENEVA (AP) ” A new U.N. report points to persistent patterns of human rights violations both in areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and territories run by the Kiev government.The office of the U.N. High Commissioner… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Criminal probe into downing of plane over Ukraine nears end
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The international team carrying out a criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine nearly two years ago says it will reveal details of the weapon used and the exact… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian president condemns leak of journalist data
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has condemned the leak of the names and contact information for thousands of journalists who have reported from rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.The May publication by hackers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
