Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Reports: Ukraine says it paid $15 million for Russian gas
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz says that it has paid $15 million for another month of Russian gas after fears escalated that Moscow could cut off supplies.Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted Naftogaz’s executive, Andrei… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 Reno police officers in Ukraine coming home; mayor upset
RENO, Nev. (AP) ” The Reno City Council has ordered the city’s police chief to bring home immediately five police officers who were on a law enforcement training mission in Ukraine.Chief Steve Pitts assured the counsel he’ll get… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine announces start to its withdrawal of heavy weapons from front line in the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland to help train Ukrainian military instructors
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s defense minister says Poland will help train Ukrainian military instructors in Ukraine, in a NATO response to Kiev’s request for military assistance.Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Polish military… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia could cut off gas to Ukraine by ‘end of week’
MOSCOW (AP) ” A spokesman for the Russian gas giant Gazprom says the company could cut off supplies to neighboring Ukraine by the end of the week, barring further payments.Sergei Kupriyanov said in televised remarks Thursday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
German consumer confidence at 13-year high despite crises
BERLIN (AP) ” A closely watched survey shows German consumers are increasingly optimistic despite the crisis in Ukraine and Greece’s fiscal woes, in large part because their disposable incomes have increased as energy prices have… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire.Sergey… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US mulling lethal aid to Ukraine; Russian response a concern
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration is still struggling with whether to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that such a move might only escalate Russia’s military campaign there, U.S. defense leaders… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU warns of new sanctions if Ukraine peace deal collapses
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union President Donald Tusk warns that the EU will not hesitate to impose new punishment on the separatists and Russia if the latest Ukraine peace deal collapses.Tusk told the EU legislature on Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
