Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Germany, France propose Ukraine meeting in Minsk next week
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s foreign minister says he and his French counterpart have proposed a meeting next Tuesday with their Russian and Ukrainian colleagues to discuss peace efforts in eastern Ukraine.Frank-Walter Steinmeier told… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine appoints young woman to lead purge of bureaucrats
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Ukraine’s justice minister has appointed a 23-year-old law graduate to lead a campaign to purge of officials tainted by corruption of the ousted regime.The so-called lustration was a key demand of anti-government… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fake honors student gets more jail time before deportation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ” A 24-year-old Ukrainian man who lied about his name and age to attend a Pennsylvania high school has been ordered to spend 11 to 23 months in jail for having sex with a 15-year-old classmate and stealing a public… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia accuses Ukraine of arresting 2 servicemen from Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s Defense Ministry says Ukrainian security services have arrested two Russian servicemen.The ministry said Ukrainian agents whisked the two servicemen from Crimea into the Mykolaiv region Sunday. In Monday’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Leaders mark Soviet dissolution, urge Ukraine dialogue
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Three former top Soviet officials are marking the signing of a treaty 25 years ago that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and are urging dialogue on the deadly separatist conflict in Ukraine.In December 1991,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine man, 24, who faked age for high school gets 2 months
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ” A 24-year-old Ukrainian man who faked his name and age to attend a Pennsylvania high school has been ordered to spend two months in prison on federal fraud charges.On Thursday, U.S. Middle District Senior… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin warns that Ukraine may siphon Europe-bound Russian gas
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine could siphon off gas intended for European consumers in the coming winter.Putin warned Merkel in Monday’s call that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian lawmaker punches colleague at parliament meeting
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian lawmaker has punched his colleague in the face, the latest brawl in the nation’s raucous parliament.Opposition Bloc head Yuri Boiko first listened calmly as Radical Party head Oleh Lyashko was denouncing… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland probes burning of Ukraine flag at far-right march
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s Foreign Ministry says the country is investigating the burning of a Ukrainian flag during a march by far-right nationalists, an incident that comes amid increased tensions between the Slavic neighbors.Ministry… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s police chief resigns, complains of gov’t pressure
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s police chief, who was driving reforms through the country’s notoriously corrupt police force, has resigned after a year in the job, complaining of government pressure.Khatiya Dekanoidze, who also was a deputy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
