Section: Australia&NZ
Putin ‘arrives in Crimea’ after Ukraine incursion claims (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in annexed Crimea, Russian news agencies reported, days after he accused Kiev of attempting an armed incursion into the peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 criminal probe out next month, say Dutch prosecutors (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Initial results from a criminal probe into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine two years ago will be revealed next month, Dutch prosecutors said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine details payments allegedly earmarked for Trump aide
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s anti-corruption body has released entries from once-secret accounting documents that purport to show payments from a pro-Russian political party earmarked for Donald Trump’s campaign chairman.The Associated… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Trump advisers waged covert campaign on behalf of pro-Russian Ukraine leader
A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s pro-Russian government. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Emails obtained by The Associated Press shed new light on the activities of a firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. They show it directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Emails show Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign for pro-Russian Ukraine government
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Emails show Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign for pro-Russian Ukraine government. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Donald Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
Emails show Donald Trump’s advisers orchestrated a covert lobbying operation for the pro-Russian Ukraine government in an attempt to sway American public opinion. …read more Source:...
Lithuania snubs pro-Kremlin pop star (AFP)
Vilnius (AFP) – Lithuania has denied entry to a Russian pop singer known for his patriotic songs and his pro-Kremlin stance on the Ukraine conflict, officials said Thursday, underscoring tensions with Moscow in the Baltic region. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine President Poroshenko warns of ‘full-scale Russian invasion’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he could not rule out a full-scale Russian invasion after the military reported the worst violence in the pro-Moscow separatist east for a year. …read more Source: The West...
3 government troops killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian government official says three troops have been killed and six wounded in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours.Fighting between government forces and separatists rebels has recently intensified… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
