Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Smaller-weapons pullback begins in Ukraine
SCHASTYE, Ukraine (AP) ” Separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces have begun pulling back smaller-caliber weapons from the front line, a step toward de-escalating a war that has killed more than 8,000 people.Under an agreement reached… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian, Ukrainian leaders to hold talks in Paris
PARIS (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday is being overshadowed by… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to pull out small-caliber weapons from war-torn east
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government says it will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds.A military conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland moves to take in ethnic Poles from former USSR
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland has earmarked funds to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, its finance minister said Tuesday.The long-neglected issue was raised… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Int’l court prosecutor extends preliminary Ukraine probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has broadened her preliminary probe in Ukraine to cover possible crimes committed in the country since early 2014 ” a period that saw Russia’s annexation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN envoy: It’s ‘great mistake’ to block aid in east Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) ” A top U.N. human rights official says efforts by Russia-backed separatist rebels to block the flow of humanitarian aid to people in eastern Ukraine could amount to crimes against humanity.Ivan Simonovic, the assistant… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian court extends detention for 2 Russian servicemen
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Kiev court has extended the detention of two Russian servicemen captured in eastern Ukraine in May, ruling that they will remain in jail for at least two more months.Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian officer on trial in Russia says she was kidnapped
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian officer charged with the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday she was kidnapped by Russians after she was captured by separatist rebels.Russian prosecutors claim Nadezhda Savchenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama, Putin meeting under way on sidelines of UN summit; Syria, Ukraine on agenda
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Obama, Putin meeting under way on sidelines of UN summit; Syria, Ukraine on agenda. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
