Section: Australia&NZ
Russia to deploy latest air defence systems in Crimea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia will deploy its most advanced S-400 air defence systems to the annexed Crimea peninsula in August, a military official said Friday. …read more Source: The West...
UN report blasts both sides in Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW (AP) ” A report from the United Nations’ human rights arm has strongly criticized both sides in Ukraine’s fighting for the killing of civilians in indiscriminate shelling, as well as summary executions of both combatants and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN sees evidence of possible war crimes in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The United Nations on Thursday said Ukraine’s forces had indiscriminately shelled residents while pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev battalions had summarily killed civilians in what may have constituted “war crimes”. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 families steel for legal fight on second anniversary (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The families of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine are steeling themselves for a slew of bitter legal battles, on the eve of the tragedy’s second anniversary. …read more Source: The West...
IOC strips 2012 bronze medal from Ukrainian weightlifter
LONDON (AP) ” A Ukrainian weightlifter was stripped of her bronze medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday, the first athlete formally disqualified by the IOC after the retesting of doping samples from the past two Summer… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO says ‘not a meeting of minds’ in talks with Russia on Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences on Ukraine as they held their first talks since the alliance approved a big troop boost in eastern Europe, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine and Canada sign ‘milestone’ free trade deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and Canada signed a “milestone” free trade agreement on Monday designed to bolster support for the war-scarred former Soviet republic in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Polish leader recalls 1943 slaughter of Poles by Ukrainians
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has commemorated a massacre of Poles by Ukrainians during World War II, describing it as genocide.Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of the Law and Justice party, laid… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Canada’s prime minister on visit to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Ukraine’s president for talks on his first visit to this country.Ukrainian rolled out a red carpet for Trudeau at the welcome ceremony outside President Petro… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO warns Russia over Ukraine separatism
NATO has called on Russia to end support for Ukrainian separatists, and will deploy troops to eastern nations. …read more Source:...
