Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine’s special services target tangerines
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian special services patrolling the front line in eastern Ukraine have targeted an unusual type of contraband: tangerines.Kiev has accused Moscow of sending weapons and manpower to the rebels and claimed to have… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU-Ukraine trade pact talks with Russia end without result
BRUSSELS (AP) ” Talks aimed at addressing Russia’s concerns about a free trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine have ended without result and as a result, it will go into force as planned on Jan. 1.EU Trade Commissioner… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine media says govt has banned Limp Bizkit leader Durst
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian news media are reporting that the country’s national security service has banned the leader of the group Limp Bizkit from entering the country for five years.Fred Durst, the founder of the group and its lead… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU prolongs Russia sanctions for 6 months
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has renewed its economic sanctions against Russia for six months, after concluding that Moscow has failed to fully respect a peace agreement in eastern Ukraine.The sanctions target Russia’s financial,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Children take seats at Ukraine’s often-rowdy parliament
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The Ukrainian parliament, better known for its frequent fistfights, on Friday replaced its rowdy deputies with children ” but only for one day.Heated debates at the Verkhovna Rada in Kiev have in the past spilled… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says it won’t repay Russian debt due by weekend
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says his country won’t repay a $3 billion debt owed to Russia by this weekend.Yatsenyuk announced at a televised government session on Friday a “moratorium” on any debt repayments… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine prime minister says his country won’t repay $3 billion debt owed to Russia by weekend
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine prime minister says his country won’t repay $3 billion debt owed to Russia by weekend. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poroshenko: Russia boosting military in Ukraine’s east
BRUSSELS (AP) ” Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of increasing its military presence in eastern Ukraine, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to see the armed conflict there ended as quickly as possible.During… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says it can’t pay off debt to Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The Ukrainian government says it cannot pay off its $3 billion debt to Russia without violating its debt-restructuring deal with other international creditors.Ukraine is supposed to pay down the debt by Sunday,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin says Russia wants conflict in eastern Ukraine be settled as quickly as possible
MOSCOW (AP) ” Putin says Russia wants conflict in eastern Ukraine be settled as quickly as possible. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
