Section: New Zealand
Lawyer: Groundwork being laid for possible Savchenko swap
MOSCOW (AP) ” A lawyer for one of two Russian servicemen jailed in Ukraine says the groundwork is being laid for a possible exchange with Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is imprisoned in Russia.Lawyer Valentin Rybin told… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: 7 soldiers killed, 9 wounded in eastern clashes
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say seven soldiers have been killed over the past day in rebellious eastern Ukraine.National Security Council head Oleksander Turchynov said Tuesday nine others have been wounded.The numbers were… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Panama Papers and Putin
OPINION: The Panama Papers scandal, among other things, reinforces growing concerns about high-level fraud and corruption within President Vladimir Putin’s government and raises troubling questions about Moscow’s conflict with neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source:...
European security group mulls police mission to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is considering sending an armed police mission to help conduct elections in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that is controlled by Russian-backed rebels.OSCE… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian court convicts artist for pro-Ukraine protest
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian artist known for his radical politically-charged performances has been convicted of vandalism in a pro-Ukraine protest and sentenced to 16 months in prison.The court, however, lifted the punishment for Pyotr… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US diplomat in Moscow for talks on Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” A senior U.S. diplomat is visiting Moscow for talks focusing on Ukraine.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland says she met with Russian presidential adviser Vladislav Surkov to discuss the implementation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17: Australian families share their grief at inquest
Almost two years after MH17 was shot from the sky over eastern Ukraine, the families and friends of the six NSW victims have spoken of their unimaginable loss and a grief left undiminished by the passage of time. …read more Source:...
MH17: The satellite images Russia doesn’t want us to see
Damning new satellite images have been released which appear to confirm the exact time and location of the air defence system used in the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.The images, released by global intelligence agency… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia spits the dummy over Ukraine’s Eurovision win
While Ukrainians basked in their Eurovision win yesterday, Russian officials and Kremlin-friendly media offered up a string of conspiracy theories to explain the win of Crimean Tatar singer Jamala, whose song 1944 was largely seen… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
World’s largest plane lands in Perth
The world’s biggest aircraft landed at Perth Airport yesterday in front of thousands of excited spectators on its first trip to Australia.The Antonov An-225 Mriya, meaning “dream” in Ukrainian, landed at around 11.30am local time… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
