Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
JERUSALEM (AP) ” Israel says its ambassador to Ukraine has been summoned by the foreign ministry in Kiev following Israel’s decision to cancel a planned visit by the Ukrainian prime minister.Israel over the weekend called off the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Govt troops, rebels claims cease-fire violations
MOSCOW (AP) ” Both the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels in the east of the country say a new cease-fire has been violated.Separatist mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said on Saturday government troops had opened fire… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A further 2 Ukrainian troops killed in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian official says at least two Ukrainian troops have been killed and three injured in the past 24 hours in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Putin: Stick with existing talks on Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year press conference (all times local):___2:35 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says that peace talks sponsored by France and Germany should remain the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
In Ukraine, more evidence of a hacking group’s Kremlin ties
WASHINGTON (AP) ” For those searching for stronger evidence of Russia’s connection to the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the tale of an infected Ukrainian Android cellphone app may help, according to a cybersecurity firm.A… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
In Ukraine, more evidence of a hacking group’s Kremlin ties
WASHINGTON (AP) ” For those searching for stronger evidence of Russia’s connection to the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the tale of an infected Ukrainian Android cellphone app may help. That’s according to a cybersecurity… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Stolen masterpieces worth $26m returned to Italy from Ukraine
Seventeen masterpieces valued at €17 million ($26 million) were returned to Italy from Ukraine on Wednesday after being stolen by masked, armed robbers from a Verona art museum last year.Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Report: Russians regularly shelled eastern Ukraine in 2014
PARIS (AP) ” Russian howitzers and rocket launchers regularly pounded Ukrainian positions across the border in the early stages of the war in eastern Ukraine, according to an analysis of hundreds of attack sites published Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Stolen paintings recovered in Ukraine return to Verona
VERONA, Italy (AP) ” Italy’s culture minister has traveled to Kiev to recover 17 paintings ” including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna ” that were stolen from a Verona museum and recovered by Ukrainian law enforcement more… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in country’s east
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Ukraine’s defense ministry says at least two troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops has… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
