Section: Australia&NZ
Georgia’s Saakashvili resigns as governor in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Georgia’s pro-Western former president Mikheil Saakashvili resigned Monday from his post as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region after a tumultuous tenure that lasted just 18 months. …read more Source: The West...
Saakashvili steps down as head of corruption-plagued Odessa
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian news agencies are reporting that Mikhail Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who became governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, is resigning.Saakashvili was appointed governor of the corruption-riddled… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian president falls victim of phone hoax
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan are trying to sort out an incident in which an unidentified person called the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, posing as his Kyrgyz counterpart.On Wednesday, Petroshenko’s office issued… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin leads inauguration of statue of Prince Vladimir
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin has led ceremonies launching a large statue outside the Kremlin to a 10th-century prince of Kiev who is credited with making Orthodox Christianity the official faith of Russia, Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
SurkovLeaks: new cache of emails alleges Russian plan to destabilise Ukraine
A new cache of emails hacked from the office of an aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin reveals a 2015 plot to destabilise the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv, the hackers claim. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
New cache of hacked emails alleges Russian plan to destabilise Ukraine
A new cache of emails hacked from the office of an aide to Russian president Vladimir Putin reveals a 2015 plot to destabilise the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv, the hackers claim. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine’s leader speaks to ‘fake’ Kyrgyz president (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian president spoke to what he thought was his Kyrgyz counterpart by phone this week — only to discover that the person on the other end was someone else entirely. …read more Source: The West...
IMF arrives in Ukraine with tough demand for new loan (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An International Monetary Fund team arrives in Kiev on Thursday to check on cash-strapped Ukraine’s books and set out a series of tough conditions for the disbursement of further loans. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine removes last conscripts from war zone (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Wednesday it no longer had conscripted soldiers fighting pro-Russian insurgents for the first time since a conflict that has claimed nearly 10,000 lives began in April 2014. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine officials declare jaw-dropping riches (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A luxury watch collection, millions of dollars in cash and a Picasso painting are just several items listed on Ukraine officials’ income and asset declarations, shocking a country vowing to curb corruption. …read more Source: The West...
