Section: Australia&NZ
Russian actions caused ‘loss of trust’ with NATO: Merkel (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had caused a loss of trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit in Poland. …read more Source: The West...
Putin calls Obama to discuss Syria, Ukraine, Karabakh
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin has called U.S. President Barack Obama to inform him about the results of talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.Putin said he hosted the talks with Armenian and Azerbaijani… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Thousands protest electricity price hikes in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Several thousand trade union activists have marched through the streets of Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, to the country’s parliament t to protest an upcoming hike in utility prices.The government abolished preferential… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kerry visits Georgia, Ukraine to show solidarity
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Georgia and Ukraine to reassure the former Soviet republics of America’s commitment to their security amid unease over Russia’s intentions.Kerry arrived in Tbilisi… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rusty boat maintains a lifeline in war-torn Ukraine (AFP)
Zhovte (Ukraine) (AFP) – A rusty boat crossing a calm river in separatist east Ukraine is all that enables hundreds of people living in rebel-held territory to pick up pensions and vital supplies from the government side. …read more Source: The West...
NATO-Russia talks must tackle Ukraine ‘withdrawal’: Poland (AFP)
Warsaw (AFP) – Planned NATO talks with Moscow should be focussed solely on Russia’s “withdrawal” from Ukrainian soil, Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Six die, including three children, in rebel Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Three children died in Ukraine’s war-torn east as their father disassembled a grenade, and three Ukrainian troops were killed in clashes in the troubled region with pro-Russian rebels, officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
NATO-Russia talks after Warsaw summit: Stoltenberg (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO is set to hold formal talks with Russia shortly after a summit in Warsaw this week where the alliance will endorse a military buildup following the Ukraine conflict, chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
EU extends sanctions on Russia another 6 months
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia for six more months to keep pressure on Moscow to respect the peace agreement in Ukraine.The decision, which had been expected, was announced in a statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU formally extends Russia sanctions to January 2017 (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union on Friday formally extended damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine by six months, a statement said. …read more Source: The West...
