Section: Australia&NZ
Report: Russians regularly shelled eastern Ukraine in 2014
PARIS (AP) ” Russian howitzers and rocket launchers regularly pounded Ukrainian positions across the border in the early stages of the war in eastern Ukraine, according to an analysis of hundreds of attack sites published Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Stolen paintings recovered in Ukraine return to Verona
VERONA, Italy (AP) ” Italy’s culture minister has traveled to Kiev to recover 17 paintings ” including works by Tintoretto, Rubens and Mantegna ” that were stolen from a Verona museum and recovered by Ukrainian law enforcement more… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in country’s east
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Ukraine’s defense ministry says at least two troops have been killed in the past 24 hours in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops has… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Vandals put pig head, fake blood on Ukraine rabbi’s grave
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian prosecutors have opened a probe into an attack on an important Jewish pilgrimage site in a central Ukrainian town.The grave of a revered Hasidic rabbi was desecrated with a pig’s head and daubed with fake… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US alarmed by spike in violence in eastern Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration says it is alarmed by a spike in violence in eastern Ukraine.It is blaming Russia for the conflict’s highest two-day casualty figures in the last 18 months.State Department spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US sanctions more Russian companies, people linked to Crimea
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The U.S. government says it has extended the economic sanctions on Russia to include eight more entities and seven individuals linked to the annexation of Crimea.The Treasury Department said Tuesday that this is… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine pours $500 mn into nationalised bank (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s central bank on Tuesday poured more than half a billion dollars into the country’s largest bank after nationalising it in a bid to avert its collapse and a financial meltdown. …read more Source: The West...
NATO urges Russia to prod Ukraine rebels to honour truce (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO on Monday urged Russia to use its clout with insurgents in eastern Ukraine to make a troubled truce stick, as the two sides held talks to defuse the worst tensions since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
EU extend Russia sanctions by another 6 months
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has extended its sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the fragile peace agreement in Ukraine.Monday’s official decision came in the wake of last week’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine nationalizes largest bank after stability concerns
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine is nationalizing its largest bank following concerns over its stability.The cabinet agreed late Sunday to move PrivatBank into full state ownership, saying the move was carried out “in close coordination with… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
