Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Ukraine gives Russia 2 weeks to agree to debt restructuring
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister has given Russia two weeks to agree to a restructuring deal for a $3 billion loan or face a lawsuit.Arseny Yatsenyuk was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Thursday that all Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine expected to win UN Council seat _ and face Russia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” There will be no surprises in Thursday’s elections for new members of the Security Council but there will almost certainly be some fireworks when Ukraine joins the U.N.’s most powerful body ” where arch opponent… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian man gets 6-year prison term in Russia for spying
MOSCOW (AP) ” A court in Moscow has sentenced a former defense factory chief from Ukraine to six years in prison on espionage charges, a verdict that comes amid continuing tensions in Russia-Ukraine ties.The Moscow City Court on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian soldier killed by rebel fire in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian defense ministry says one soldier was killed and two were injured on Tuesday in eastern Ukraine in violation of a month-long ceasefire between government and rebel forces.It was the first government loss… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch to hold non-binding referendum on EU-Ukraine links
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The Dutch electoral commission says that an activist group has gathered enough signatures to force a non-binding referendum in the Netherlands on a European Union pact with Ukraine.The electoral commission… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia appeals to UN aviation body to open new MH17 probe
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia has appealed to the International Civil Aviation Organization to open a new probe into last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, the chief of the Russian aviation agency said Wednesday.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A glance at the report into the downing of flight MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” After a painstaking 15-month investigation, the Dutch Safety Board has published its final report into what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to break up high over Eastern Ukraine last year, killing… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP NewsAlert
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands (AP) ” Dutch report: Ukraine should have closed airspace, nobody thought of risk to civil aviation. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Relatives told Buk missile downed MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___12:10 p.m.The cousin of a woman killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 shot down by Russian BUK missile – Dutch paper
International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily says.The final report is due to be officially unveiled… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
