Section: Australia&NZ
Violence flares in Ukraine flashpoint after Crimea claims (AFP)
Shyrokyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian paratrooper Boroda says pro-Russian rebels have recently ramped up their shelling of one key village — a move he links to Moscow’s claim of a Kiev plot against annexed Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Trump aide’s name surfaces in Ukraine corruption probe: NYT (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – Corruption investigators in Ukraine say an illegal, off-the-books payment network earmarked $12.7 million in cash payments for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the New York Times reported Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Trump’s aide named in Ukraine cash probe
CORRUPTION investigators in Ukraine said an illegal, off-the-books payment of $US12.7 million was earmarked for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort. …read more Source:...
Russia ‘ready with proof of Ukraine moves’ (AAP)
Russia has claimed it has ‘proof’ of Ukraine’s incursions into Crimea and will show it to the West. …read more Source: The West...
Lavrov urges calm after Ukraine flare-up over Crimea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday appealed for calm after a flare-up with Ukraine over the annexed Crimea peninsula but warned Moscow was ready to stamp out any attempts to destabilise the region. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine conflict focus of German, Russian talks
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he and his German counterpart have discussed resuming international talks on resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine in light of escalating tensions.Lavrov said after Monday’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
8 people killed in mini-bus accident in southern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s agency for emergency situations says eight people have been killed in a mini-bus collision in the country’s south.The State Service for Emergency Situations said in a statement Saturday that a mini-bus and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Vladimir Putin threatens to escalate Ukraine conflict
The Russian Navy has announced war games in the Black Sea, a day after president Putin accused Ukraine of trying to provoke a conflict over Crimea, which Moscow seized in 2014. …read more Source:...
Moscow could cut Ukraine diplomatic ties: Russian PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow might be forced to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine if a crisis related to a purported incident involving Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea worsens. …read more Source: ABC...
Missile upgrade in Crimea as Putin fires Ivanov
Russia’s military has announced delivery of new air defence missiles to Crimea while President Vladimir Putin has fired his chief of staff. …read more Source: Radio New...
