Section: Australia&NZ
Humanitarian disaster looms over Ukrainian fighting
Intense shelling in eastern Ukraine hit civilian areas for a sixth day, as an intensifying battle between government forces and Russian-backed separatists threatened to trigger a diplomatic crisis. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine blames Russia for flare-up (AAP)
Russia is behind the recent heightened tensions in the Ukraine, says the nation’s president. …read more Source: The West...
More lives lost in Ukraine clashes as US pressures Russia (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Clashes between Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed rebels left two more dead in a flashpoint town Friday and four others elsewhere in bloodshed that has prompted the US to condemn Russia’s “aggressive” stance. …read more Source: The West...
Music drowns out shelling in Ukraine flashpoint town (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – As artillery fire echoes throughout the flashpoint Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, the sound of guitar and violin music fills the apartment where the Savkevich family are hunkered down. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern Ukraine shelling hits both sides (AP)
Fighting in Ukraine has escalated with deadly shelling hitting both government and rebel-controlled areas. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern Ukraine shelling hits both sides
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) ” Strong shelling has hit both government- and rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, continuing an escalation of fighting this week. Ukraine says four soldiers had been killed over the past day.Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in eastern Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US ambassador blames Russia for violence (AAP)
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has made it clear that tensions with Russia over the Ukraine will not end soon. …read more Source: The West...
McCain calls on Trump to help Ukraine (AAP)
Prominent Republican John McCain has urged the Trump administration to look after Ukraine in the face of Russian hostility. …read more Source: The West...
US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to Kiev even as the new US administration seeks to improve ties with Russia. …read more Source: The West...
