Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Serbia: Putin friend Timchenko is named honorary consul
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ” Serbia on Wednesday named Russian President Vladimir Putin’s billionaire friend ” a man who is on a U.S. sanctions list over Ukraine ” as the Balkan country’s honorary consul in St. Petersburg.The office… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Amid tensions, Putin, Hollande, Merkel to hold Ukraine talks
PARIS (AP) ” Despite growing diplomatic tensions over Syria, the leaders of Russia, France and Germany may meet “very soon” in Berlin to revive peace efforts for Ukraine.Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian war prisoners languish in limbo on both sides
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Just three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange. A year… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
5 stolen Golden Age paintings returned to Dutch museum
AMSTERDAM (AP) ” Five Dutch Golden Age paintings that were among a trove of art stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago have been returned after being recovered in Ukraine earlier this year.Now the Westfries Museum in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian intelligence says it detained Ukrainian spy
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian intelligence agency FSB says it has detained a Ukrainian journalist who is suspected of spying in Russia.The FSB claimed in a statement on Monday that Roman Sushchenko is an officer with the Ukrainian military… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian rebels, govt report partial weapons withdrawal
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian government forces and separatist rebels say they have pulled back heavy weapons in only one out of three planned locations on the front line in eastern Ukraine.Both sides in the conflict that has killed more… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Finns: The Dutch asked us to keep Buk missile test secret
HELSINKI (AP) ” Finland’s president says the Netherlands had asked the Nordic country to keep secret some tests it made with Russian-built missiles similar to the one believed to have downed a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine marks Babi Yar massacre’s 75th anniversary
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainians have marked the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II.Babi Yar, a ravine in the Ukrainian capital, is where nearly 34,000 Jews were killed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia insists no Russian missile systems have crossed Ukrainian border, contrary to Dutch MH17 probe report
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia insists no Russian missile systems have crossed Ukrainian border, contrary to Dutch MH17 probe report. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Moldova bans Ukraine meat over African swine fever fears
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) ” Moldovan authorities are banning the import of live animals and meat from Ukraine due to fears of African swine fever.Agriculture Minister Eduard Grama says the ban begins Wednesday after several suspected… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
