Section: Australia&NZ
‘Three-parent’ baby born in Ukraine using new technique (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A baby boy has been born in Ukraine to an infertile couple after the first ever use of a new technique using the DNA of three parents, the head of a Kiev fertility clinic said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Declare Russia responsible for MH17 shootdown, Ukraine asks court
In a wide-ranging application to the court asking it to take up the case, Ukraine accused Russia of ” increasing pressure and intimidation” since the Orange Revolution of 2004. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine files ‘terrorism’ case against Russia at world court (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Ukraine has filed a case at the UN’s top court accusing Russia of sponsoring “terrorism” and demanding Moscow pay damages for the shelling of civilians and the downing of flight MH17, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine takes Russia to the UN High Court (AP)
Ukraine is set to take on Russia over their annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014, in the UN’s highest court. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine files case against Russia at UN’s highest court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Ukraine has filed a case against Russia at the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Moscow of illegally annexing Crimea and illicitly funding separatist rebel groups. Kiev also is seeking compensation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine files case against Russia at U.N.’s highest court over Crimea and backing for separatist Ukrainian rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Ukraine files case against Russia at U.N.’s highest court over Crimea and backing for separatist Ukrainian rebels . …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Interview with Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy)
Slava Vakarchuk is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, the most successful post-Soviet rock band in Ukraine. (Святосла́в Іва́нович Вакарчу́к український музикант, вокаліст, лідер рок-гурту “Океан Ельзи», композитор, громадський діяч. Заслужений артист України , народний депутат України 6-го скликання (від 2007 до 2008). Кандидат...
Biden: Trump should retain sanctions on Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, on a last foreign trip before leaving office, has met with Ukraine’s president and called on the impending Donald Trump administration to retain Ukraine-related sanctions against… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Donald Trump offers ‘some good deals’ to Russia over sanctions – with a catch
US President-elect Donald Trump will propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Moscow, he told The Times of London. …read more Source:...
US vice president visits Ukraine in show of support (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Outgoing US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine on Monday to support the war-scarred country’s leaders amid concerns that ties could chill under Donald Trump. …read more Source: The West...
