Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine under fire after not picking Russia-based players
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s national football team has been accused of political bias in its squad selection after leaving out players from Russian clubs.The 25-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Cyprus and Wales contains players… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry off to Russia for Syria talks as Brussels attacks loom
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria as Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels underscored the urgency of fighting the Islamic State group.In talks with Russian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian court sentences Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in prison.
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” Russian court sentences Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in prison. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A Russian court finds a Ukrainian pilot guilty of complicity to murder two journalists in eastern Ukraine.
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” A Russian court finds a Ukrainian pilot guilty of complicity to murder two journalists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian judge reads verdict in trial of Ukrainian pilot
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” A Ukrainian pilot who is charged with complicity to murder in the deaths of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine has arrived to court in southwestern Russia where the verdict in her trial is to… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Verdict expected in trial of Ukrainian pilot
MOSCOW (AP) ” A judge in a border Russian town is expected to deliver a verdict in the case of Ukrainian pilot for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian journalists.Nadezhda Savchenko served in a volunteer battalion against… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rebel rep: Ukraine truce deal could take years to implement
MOSCOW (AP) ” A rebel representative at peace talks for eastern Ukraine says the truce deal between the Ukrainian government and separatists could take years to be implemented.Fighting has subsided in eastern Ukraine since the deal… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia marks 2 year anniversary of Crimea annexation
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin is traveling to Crimea to mark the second anniversary of the peninsula’s annexation and inspect construction of a bridge meant to link it to mainland Russia.Russia’s annexation of Crimea,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
France pushes for EU sanctions against Libyan officials
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) ” French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says Libyan officials who are blocking the country’s unity government will face sanctions.Ayrault is to meet Friday with the head of Libya’s unity government, Fayez… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kremlin: Putin resists Obama’s call for Savchenko release
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Kremlin spokesman says Vladimir Putin is resisting President Barack Obama’s call for Russia to release a Ukrainian pilot who is on trial over the death of two Russian journalists.Nadezhda Savchenko was fighting with… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
