Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Review: A schmaltzy history lesson in ‘Bitter Harvest’
“Stalin’s tyranny could destroy their country. But not their love.”Yep, that’s the tagline for “Bitter Harvest,” the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
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TOP STORY:SOC–EUROPA LEAGUE ROUNDUPUNDATED ” Roma, Fiorentina and Shakhtar Donetsk are among the teams holding leads heading into the second legs of their Europa League matches. By Steve Douglas. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2230 GMT,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Austria approves US extradition for Ukrainian oligarch
VIENNA (AP) ” An Austrian court has approved a U.S. extradition request for a Ukrainian oligarch suspected of paying millions of dollars in bribes to Indian officials.The court decision Tuesday overturns a lower court ruling nearly… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Austrian court approves U.S. extradition request for Ukrainian oligarch Dymitro Firtash
VIENNA (AP) ” Austrian court approves U.S. extradition request for Ukrainian oligarch Dymitro Firtash. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s leader urges more sanctions against Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s president has called for new sanctions against Russia over its decision to recognize passports issued by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine.The Kremlin says its decision is a “humanitarian” move to… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kremlin: Trump associates’ peace plan for Ukraine ‘absurd’
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Kremlin says the Russian government does not know anything about Ukraine peace plan crafted by an opposition Ukrainian lawmaker and two of President Donald Trump’s associates.Russia President Vladimir Putin’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kremlin defends its recognition of Ukraine rebel passports
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says its decision to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine is a response to Ukraine’s blockade of rebel regions.The weekend’s move by Russian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 arrested in Kiev clash between nationalists, police
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Five people have been detained and one policeman injured in a clash between Ukrainian nationalist demonstrators and police outside the presidential administration building in Kiev.The Sunday evening clash involved… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US slams Russia’s move to recognize Ukraine rebel documents
MOSCOW (AP) ” The United States says it is disturbed by Russia’s decision to recognize passports and other documents issued by rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine.The recognition, in an order signed by President Vladimir Putin… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia now recognizes Ukrainian rebel documents, passports
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order for Russia to recognize passports and other documents issued by separatist rebel authorities in eastern Ukraine.The signing, announced by the Kremlin on Saturday,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
