Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine: 3 soldiers killed, 7 wounded in uptick in fighting
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government says three of its servicemen have been killed and seven others wounded in the past 24 hours in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.The Interfax news agency said presidential… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia halts movement of Ukraine-registered cargo trucks
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian transportation authorities have blocked the movement of Ukraine-registered trucks and detained over 300 cargo vehicles after Ukraine closed its borders to Russia-registered long-haulers.The transport ministry’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine deputy prosecutor resigns, saying cases blocked
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian deputy general prosecutor has resigned, saying he made the decision because of what he calls endemic corruption in the country’s judicial system and a lack of political will.Vitaly Kasko’s resignation on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine and Russia close their borders to foreign truckers
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister has announced that cargo trucks registered in Russia will temporarily not be allowed to enter Ukraine, in response to Russia’s ban on Ukrainian trucks.Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s announcement comes… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
UROZHAYNE, Crimea (AP) ” Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when she was seven months pregnant, police grabbed him from the streets of their village… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia blocking Ukraine trucks in response to protests
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s Transport Ministry has ordered that Ukraine-registered trucks be stopped from entering in Russia, in response to growing efforts by protesters in Ukraine to block Russian trucks.The ministry’s order on Sunday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin, Obama discuss Syria, Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have held a telephone conversation about the Syrian war and the unresolved conflict in Ukraine.A Sunday statement said the call took place at Washington’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry takes aim at Russia over Ukraine and Syria
MUNICH (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is sharply criticizing Russia for its actions in Ukraine and Syria, accusing Moscow of “repeated aggression” in both places.Speaking to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian PM: West rekindling the Cold War
MUNICH (AP) ” Russia’s prime minister is accusing the West of rekindling the Cold War, saying sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea and new moves by the NATO alliance “only aggravate” tensions.Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian, Ukrainian, German, French officials meet on Ukraine
MUNICH (AP) ” Senior officials from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have met on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine.German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier hosted… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
