Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ” Kansas-born farmer Justus Walker is prospering in Russia ” one year after U.S. and European Union sanctions against his adopted country over its aggression in Ukraine.Walker, sporting a bushy beard reminiscent of a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US forces to hold exercises in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The United States plans to send soldiers to Ukraine in April for training exercises with units of the country’s national guard.Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post on Sunday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland says its plans to train Ukrainian army instructors
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s Defense Ministry says it plans train about 50 Ukrainian army instructors this year, joining a NATO effort to improve Ukraine’s defense capabilities as it struggles with a pro-Russia insurgency in its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rebel leader: Kiev blocks solution for eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” A rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has accused the Kiev government of blocking a political solution for the conflict that has claimed more than 6,000 lives.Andrei Purgin said in an interview with The Associated… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Probe into Ukraine plane disaster eyes Buk missile launchers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” An international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster is officially looking into a scenario that the plane was downed by a missile fired from conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine.A… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP Interview: Ukraine PM: Russia could spark new offensive
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister has told The Associated Press that Russia plans to eliminate his country as an independent state and could spark a new offensive in the east to achieve that aim.Prime Minister Arseniy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebels hand over bodies of 22 govt soldiers
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” Separatists in eastern Ukraine have handed over the bodies of 22 government soldiers killed during the fierce, months-long battle over the airport near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.The bodies were given… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kremlin dismisses Chechen threat to incite separatism in US
MOSCOW (AP) ” The speaker of Chechnya’s regional legislature has called for encouraging separatism in U.S. states near the border with Mexico if Washington provides Ukraine with lethal arms, a statement quickly disavowed by the Kremlin.Dukuvakha… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine seeks resumption of Turkmen gas supplies
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine has said it wants to restore natural gas deliveries from energy-rich Turkmenistan as it tries to reduce reliance on Russia for the fuel.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office said in a statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian parliament to rule on the opposition lawmaker
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian parliament is to consider a prosecutors’ request to proceed with legal actions against the lone lawmaker who voted against the annexation of Crimea and is suspected of embezzlement.State Duma speaker Sergei… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
