Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Moscow courts extends arrest for Ukrainian seamen
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has extended the detention of eight out of 24 Ukrainian seamen captured by Russian coast guards in the Black Sea.Three Ukrainian vessels and their crews were fired at and captured by the Russians in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US envoy dismisses Russia’s warnings of Ukraine attack
MOSCOW (AP) — The special envoy of the United States on Ukraine has dismissed Russia’s warning of a Ukrainian offensive near Crimea as an attempt to deflect attention from its own aggressive actions.The long-simmering conflict between… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Gwynne Dyer: Russia has a lot to lose in major fight over Ukraine
THE Russian-Ukrainian naval clash in the Black Sea is not going to end up in a world war. Ukraine would love to be part of Nato, but the existing members won’t let it join. Why? Precisely because that might drag them into a war with… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
New Ukrainian Orthodox leader gives 1st liturgy, urges unity
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — In his first liturgy as head of the newly christened Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphanius called for Ukrainians to unite under the new church and pray for peace in Ukraine.Ukrainian bishops met… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian Orthodox leaders have approved the creation of a unified Church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Orthodox leaders have approved the creation of a unified Church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate . …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Ukraine Orthodox OKs break with Russian church
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on the split between Orthodox Churches in Ukraine and Russia (all times local):6:25 p.m.Ukrainian Orthodox leaders say they have approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian fighter jet crashes on landing, pilot is killed
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s military says a Ukrainian air force pilot has died when his Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed while attempting to land at a base in the northern region of Zhytomyr.The Ukrainian General Staff wrote on its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two farther apart.President Petro… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Israeli ambassador bemoans glorification of Ukrainian leader
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine has sharply criticized local legislators’ move to honor a Ukrainian nationalist leader.Ambassador Joel Lion said on Facebook that he was “shocked’ to see the regional legislature… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of official pressure on Moscow-appointed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
