Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine appeals for help against Russia as fighting flares (AFP)
Avdiivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s president appealed for more global pressure against Russia on Thursday as Moscow-backed rebels and government forces clashed around a frontline town in a surge of fighting that has claimed a reported 23 lives. …read more Source: The West...
Hungary’s Orban and ally Putin cement closer ties (AFP)
Budapest (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban cemented closer ties at talks Thursday, amid growing EU rifts over sanctions against Moscow because of its meddling in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader plans referendum on NATO (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he wants to hold a referendum on his conflict-torn country joining NATO, in comments to a German newspaper published Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
The Latest: EU chief presses Russia on Ukraine cease-fire
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) ” The Latest on a resurge of fighting in Ukraine (all times local):12:55 p.m.European Union President Donald Tusk wants Moscow to lean on separatists in eastern Ukraine to make sure the flare-up in fighting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in the east
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s government say that two of its troops have been killed in the country’s industrial east as both government forces and rebels reported shelling on their positions overnight.The Ukrainian government’s press… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: US will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Ukraine’s U.N. envoy says U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has confirmed the Trump administration fully supports his country’s territorial integrity and independence and will never accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea.Volodymyr… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US flirts with softer stance on Russia’s conduct in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Trump administration appears to be taking a low-key approach to a flare-up in violence in eastern Ukraine where the government accuses Russian-backed forces of stepping up attacks.White House spokesman Sean… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Russia trade accusations over Black Sea plane
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian navy is denying Ukraine’s claim that one of its aircraft came under fire from a Russian gas rig in the Black Sea.Ukrainian presidential spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko said the aircraft was fired upon Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Loan of Ukraine striker called off in Spain after protests
MADRID (AP) ” The loan of Ukraine striker Roman Zozulya from Real Betis to second-division club Rayo Vallecano is being called off after protests from Spanish fans who accused the player of having connections to radical groups back… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO head urges Russia to act on ‘serious spike’ in Ukraine violence (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday urged Russia to use its influence with pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to halt what he called the worst upsurge in fighting in a long time. …read more Source: The West...
