Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Merkel warns Russia to live up to Ukraine peace deal
BRUSSELS (AP) ” German Chancellor Angela Merkel is warning Russia to live up to the Ukraine peace agreement it backed in Minsk last month or face tougher European Union sanctions.Merkel told reporters on Wednesday that the immediate… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian court keeps Ukrainian pilot behind bars
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian court has rejected an appeal to release a Ukrainian pilot who has been on hunger strike since mid-December.The case of Nadezhda Savchenko has attracted high attention in recent weeks as concerns rise about… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Top French court approves extradition of Kazakh banker
PARIS (AP) ” France’s top appeals court has approved the extradition of a Kazakh oligarch-turned-dissident to Russia or Ukraine.Mukhtar Ablyazov’s lawyers immediately urged the French government not to sign the extradition decree,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU to adapt its foreign policy to new realities, crises
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union is rethinking its foreign policy to better adapt to crises like the ones it faces in Ukraine, Russia and Syria without having to be overly dependent on allies like the United States.EU enlargement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ailing Malaysia Airlines readies for drastic overhaul
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ” After a year of calamity, Malaysia Airlines is shrinking to survive.The disappearance of Flight 370 one year ago, combined with the downing of Flight 17 over a rebel held area of eastern Ukraine four… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine parliament speaker says 32 killed in mine blast in war-torn eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine parliament speaker says 32 killed in mine blast in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Report: At least 1 killed in east Ukraine mine blast
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” An official mouthpiece for separatists in east Ukraine is citing a rebel official as saying an explosion at a coal mine has killed at least one person and trapped more than 70 workers underground.Donetsk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama holds video talk with European leaders on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” President Barack Obama and European leaders concerned about the conflict in eastern Ukraine have agreed to act quickly and collectively to impose additional costs on Russia for serious violations of a recent peace… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US commander: arming Ukraine would boost pressure on Putin
BERLIN (AP) ” The commander of U.S. Army Europe says there’s no expectation Ukraine could defeat Russia militarily if given American weapons, but that they would add “muscle” to diplomatic efforts.Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said Tuesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot’s health stable, Russia says
MOSCOW (AP) ” A top Russian prison official says the jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months is in a stable condition.Anatoly Rudy told the Tass news agency Tuesday that if Nadezhda… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
