Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Scuffles erupt at Ukraine’s parliament, PM dragged from post
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Scuffles involving several dozen lawmakers have erupted at Ukraine’s parliament after one deputy tried to drag the prime minister away from the rostrum.Arseniy Yatsenyuk was giving his report at the Supreme… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP Interview: Polish leader: Sanctions on Russia must remain
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s new foreign minister says he welcomes the new cooperation between Russia and the West in the fight against the Islamic State group, but insists that Ukraine’s interests cannot be sacrificed as a reward… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says its ready to help search for stolen Dutch art
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s police chief has promised to work with Netherlands to help find a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a provincial Dutch museum.Khatia Denakoidze told reporters Thursday her office is… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
International observers: Eastern Ukraine fighting continues
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says its observers still witness fighting and the use of banned weapons in eastern Ukraine.More than 9,000 people have been killed in fighting between Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN: 9,000 killed in Ukraine conflict, but now violence eases
GENEVA (AP) ” The U.N. human rights office says more than 9,000 people have died in 21 months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, even as a new cease-fire has largely held and contributed to a sharp decline in casualties since mid-August.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry plans to visit Russia within the week
PARIS (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes to visit Russia within the next week for talks on the crisis in Syria and Ukraine.Kerry said Wednesday in Paris that he is planning to visit Moscow “in a week” to meet… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland jails Ukrainian man wanted in US for $ millions theft
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” A prosecutor in southern Poland says a Ukrainian man has been put under arrest on a request from the U.S. where he is wanted on suspicion of stealing and laundering at least $10 million.Boguslaw Marcinkowska,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Biden announces more US aid for Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has assured Ukraine of continuing U.S. support and announced the release of an additional $190 million in U.S. aid to help support Ukrainian reforms.Biden, speaking Monday on a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU, Ukraine to introduce trade pact despite Russian threats
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union and Ukraine say they will introduce a free trade pact next month as planned despite Russia’s threat to take retaliatory trade action if its concerns aren’t addressed.Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch Golden Age art stolen from museum traced to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” A trove of Dutch Golden Age art stolen from a provincial Dutch museum nearly 11 years ago has been linked to a volunteer militia in Ukraine.The Westfries Museum in the northern town of Hoorn went public… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
