Section: TV3 (New Zealand)
Ukraine says ‘de-escalation’ in conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed a “gradual de-escalation” in fighting a month after a ceasefire agreement came into effect. …read more Source:...
Ukraine gets US$17.5B IMF loan
The IMF has approved a US$17.5 billion aid plan for crisis-wracked Ukraine, whose economy is reeling from a pro-Russia insurgency in its industrial heartland. …read more Source:...
NATO: Russia massing weapons in Crimea
Russia has vastly enhanced its military capabilities in Crimea since annexing the peninsula, turning it into a “power projection platform”, a senior NATO general has said. …read more Source:...
Putin opens up about secret Crimea operation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order to annex Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels say heavy weapons out
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine claim to have completed a ceasefire deal, saying this is the last day of withdrawal. …read more Source:...
Families of buried Ukraine miners accuse management
Emotions are running high among mourners in east Ukraine after laying to rest some of 33 miners killed in an apparent gas blast. …read more Source:...
Ukraine mine blast: Rescuers find bodies
Rescuers have found 32 bodies of miners in the Zasyadko mine in eastern Ukraine a day after a blast ripped through the shaft, a rebel official says. …read more Source:...
Dozens feared dead in Ukraine mine blast
At least 17 miners have been killed and 16 are missing in eastern Ukraine, after a blast at an accident-prone coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Blast at Ukraine coalmine
At least 32 miners have died in a blast at a coalmine in a rebel-held area of east Ukraine, the president of Ukraine’s parliament says. …read more Source:...
Nemtsov’s girlfriend didn’t see killer
The 23-year-old Ukrainian model who was with slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has tearfully recounted their last moments – but says she didn’t see the gunman who pulled the trigger. …read more Source:...
