Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Germany slams Ukraine lawmaker’s stunt at embassy in Kiev
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s Foreign Ministry has criticized a Ukrainian lawmaker who defaced a part of the Berlin Wall in the grounds of its Kiev embassy.Oleksiy Honcharenko, a member of President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc, sprayed red… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Separatist commander assassinated in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say one of their most prominent warlords has been assassinated.Rebels’ Donets News Agency said Mikhail Tolstykh, better known under his nom de guerre Givi, died early Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin, Merkel call for cease-fire in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels to cease fire in eastern Ukraine.In their first phone call since a flare-up in hostilities… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fighting abates in eastern Ukraine, OSCE says
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” International monitors say fighting in eastern Ukraine has abated but the warring sides have kept heavy weapons near the front line.Alexander Hug, deputy head of the monitoring mission of the Organization… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Conflict challenges, climate change on agenda of EU-US talks
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union’s foreign policy chief says the Middle East, Ukraine and climate change are among the topics she plans to raise in upcoming talks with senior U.S. officials.Federica Mogherini told reporters Monday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU diplomats back continued Russia sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union diplomats say sanctions against Russia must remain in force until it helps end fighting in eastern Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump’s overtures to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Foreign… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: 2 soldiers wounded but fighting declines
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s military says two soldiers were wounded in fighting with rebels in the separatist east, but that artillery attacks were significantly lower after a week in which fighting surged.The rebels’ command… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian rebels say commander killed in car bombing
MOSCOW (AP) ” Rebels in eastern Ukraine say one of their top commanders was killed when his automobile exploded.The rebels’ Lugansk Information Center reported that Lugansk People’s Militia commander Oleg Anashchenko died early… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Eastern Ukraine shelling hits both sides
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) ” Strong shelling has hit both government- and rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, continuing an escalation of fighting this week. Ukraine says four soldiers had been killed over the past day.Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
