Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine releases 15 people to separatists near front line
MOSCOW (AP) ” Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say the government has released 15 people who had been held in custody.The separatist mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said Thursday that government representatives handed over eight… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
McCain calls for sanctions on Russia over election actions
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) ” Sen. John McCain wants sanctions against Russia for its alleged attempt to influence the U.S. presidential election, adding that the country remains “a threat to the very fundamentals of democracy.”During… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine reports first combat death since new truce (AFP)
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday reported its first combat death since Kiev agreed a new “indefinite” ceasefire deal with pro-Russian insurgents in the separatist east last week. …read more Source: The West...
AP Photos: Ukraine’s wounded soldiers get pumped up
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Half a year after losing his legs in the war against separatists in Ukraine’s east, Lt. Volodymyr Kovalsky showed the strength of his body and spirit in a sports competition for disabled servicemen.Breathing… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem
MOSCOW (AP) ” A senior Russian military official says domestic industries have learned to produce engines and other parts previously imported from Ukraine.Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in a Tuesday interview with online… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Hero pilot Savchenko launches Ukraine opposition movement (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A popular Ukrainian female combat pilot who served time in a Russian prison gave President Petro Poroshenko a new headache Tuesday by launching her own opposition movement. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine insurgents release two women thanks to Savchenko (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents on Tuesday released two women they had held captive thanks to the intervention of Nadya Savchenko — a Kiev-born female combat pilot who spent nearly two years in a Russian jail. …read more Source: The West...
2 Ukrainian prisoners released in warring east
MOSCOW (AP) ” Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have released two women they had held prisoner as suspected spies.The release of Anzhelika Presnyakova and Olga Svorak took place Tuesday morning in the Donetsk region, one of two… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
THE WAR AND CHRISTMAS
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Israel postpones Ukraine PM visit after UN vote (AFP)
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel has postponed this week’s visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman following a landmark UN Security Council vote demanding a halt to Israeli settlement building, officials said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
