Section: Australia&NZ
Timeline of Ukraine-Russia ties since Crimea takeover (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Following are key dates in the dispute between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea: …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine at UN asks Russia to show proof of Crimea plot (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday asked Russia to provide the UN Security Council with evidence to back up its accusations of a terror plot by Kiev in Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine blocks jihadist routes to Syria: security service (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security service said on Thursday it had blocked channels being used by jihadists travelling to fight with the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq and detained an ‘IS recruiter’ from one of the former Soviet republics. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine forces on ‘high alert’ over Crimea tensions with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday placed its forces around Crimea on high alert as tensions soared after Moscow accused Kiev of attempting armed incursions into the disputed peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
The Latest: NATO concerned by Russia, Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Latest on the Crimean border dispute between Ukraine and Russia (all times local):5:10 p.m.A NATO official says the U.S.-led alliance is deeply concerned by rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine and is monitoring… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
As tensions with Russia spike, Ukraine puts troops along Crimean border on alert
Ukraine’s president ordered the army to be on combat alert Thursday on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following Moscow’s accusations that Ukraine sent in “saboteurs” to carry out attacks in Crimea. …read more Source:...
NATO official: Alliance is concerned by rising tensions between Russia, Ukraine and is watching situation closely
BRUSSELS (AP) ” NATO official: Alliance is concerned by rising tensions between Russia, Ukraine and is watching situation closely. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin accuses Kiev of terror raids in Crimea
Ukraine last night put its military on a heightened state of alert along the frontier with Crimea. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders troops onto highest alert
The order follows Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainian president puts forces on de-facto border with Crimea and eastern Ukraine on combat alert.
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian president puts forces on de-facto border with Crimea and eastern Ukraine on combat alert. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
