Section: Australia&NZ
The Latest: Poland: Ukraine can join NATO if fighting stops
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” The Latest on the NATO Summit in Warsaw (all times local):11:20 a.m.Poland’s foreign minister says NATO is open to Ukraine’s ambition to join the military alliance but any talks will be possible only after… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO to deploy military forces in Baltic states to deter Russia
NATO leaders agree to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols to reassure allies following Russia’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia, France, Germany concerned about fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The leaders of Russia, France and Germany have expressed their concern over a recent uptick in fighting in eastern Ukraine.Both government forces and Russia-backed separatists have reported heavy shelling of their… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US President Barack Obama urges NATO to stand firm against Russia despite Brexit
US President Barack Obama urges NATO leaders to stand firm against a resurgent Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
AP PHOTOS: Squatting flourishes in free-wheeling Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” In the capital of Ukraine, a country gripped by a separatist war in the east and an excruciating recession, squats are flourishing and expanding in dozens of historic buildings in the city center.Nearly a decade… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry: NKoreans should know their actions have consequences
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Secretary of State John Kerry says North Korean officials at all levels need to know there are consequences for their actions, after the U.S. blacklisted top figures for human rights abuses.The Treasury Department… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry in Ukraine to reaffirm support in face of Russia threat (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday to reaffirm support for Kiev’s fight against pro-Russian insurgents and its bid to anchor its ties to the West. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry in Ukraine to offer help from United States
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine aiming to reassure the former Soviet republic that the United States stands by it in its territorial disputes with Russia.Kerry arrived in Kiev on Thursday, a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s Savchenko thanks Poles for helping her freedom
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko has thanked Poland for its support in obtaining her release after almost two years of Russian captivity.Savchenko, 35, attended a session of Poland’s Parliament… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel says Eastern European countries unsettled by Russia
BERLIN (AP) ” Chancellor Angela Merkel says that Russia’s conflict with Ukraine has deeply unsettled NATO’s Eastern European member states and that the Baltic states and Poland therefore “need a clear reassurance by the alliance.”The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
