Section: Australia&NZ
Vandals paint Nazi graffiti at Polish graves in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Unidentified vandals have spray-painted Nazi graffiti at a memorial cemetery in Ukraine where some Poles are buried.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin denounced the vandals’ action Wednesday at the Bykivnia… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU court rejects Russian missile-maker sanctions appeal (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – A top European court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Russian missile-maker Almaz-Antey against EU sanctions imposed for its role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Poland’s FM blasted for publishing internal document
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s foreign minister is under fire for publishing a March 2008 internal document that outlined the previous government’s thinking about Russia and Ukraine.Witold Waszczykowski said Tuesday the document… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poroshenko: Baltic Sea pipeline has ‘high political risks’
HELSINKI (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says “there are a number of high political risks” associated with an undersea natural gas pipeline that will run from Russia to Germany.Poroshenko, who spoke through an interpreter… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
THE DAY OF UNITY OF UKRAINE AND THE WAR IN DONBAS
President Petro Poroshenko congratulated the Ukrainian nation on the Day of Unity. The reunion, or as it was called at that time – zluka, has originated from the national liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people, historic movement of Ukrainians…(Президент Петро Порошенко привітав український народ з Днем Соборності. “Соборне...
Ukraine president to end his sweets deal in Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery company on Friday announced plans to shut down his key asset in Russia, a candy factory, after a barrage of criticism at home for his maintaining business activities on rival ground. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian president’s candy maker to shut Russian factory
MOSCOW (AP) ” A chocolate maker owned by Ukraine’s president says it’s planning to shut its factory in Russia for “economic and political reasons.”Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last year put the Roshen confectionery company… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian business world hopes for relief from Trump
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) ” Few people are more eager for Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House than those who do business in Russia.Hacking scandals? They expect that to blow over. Conflict in Ukraine? An artificial problem invented… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama aims final messages at Trump (AP)
Barack Obama has gently chided Donald Trump’s suggestion the US might end its sanctions on Russia over Ukraine in exchange for nuclear stockpile reductions. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine calls for response to Russia (AAP)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has played down speculation that Washington could backtrack on its support for Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
