Section: Australia&NZ
Savchenko’s return heralds new turmoil in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” After being freed from a Russian jail, Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko stands to emerge as a wild new force in Ukraine’s already volatile politics.Savchenko’s adamant defiance of Russian authorities and the Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine bans Gorbachev for backing Crimea annexation (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security service said Thursday it had banned the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for backing Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
Gorbachev barred from visiting Ukraine for Crimea remarks
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian intelligence agency SBU says it has barred the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, from visiting Ukraine for the next five years.The SBU said in a statement Thursday that this was a reaction… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
G7 needs ‘clear and tough stance’ on territorial disputes: Tusk (AFP)
Ise-Shima (Japan) (AFP) – The Group of Seven needs to take a “clear and tough stance” on China’s controversial maritime claims and the Russian annexation of Crimea, European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Freed Ukrainian pilot vows to fight on
Russia has freed jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in a prisoner swap with two Russians held by Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio New...
Russia frees Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in dramatic prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine completed a high-level prisoner swap on Wednesday, trading a Ukrainian helicopter pilot dubbed the country’s “Joan of Arc” for two Russian servicemen accused of being members of Russian military intelligence. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainian who posed as student faces federal fraud charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ” A Ukrainian man accused of faking his name and age while attending a Pennsylvania high school and having sex with an underage girl is now facing federal passport fraud and social security fraud charges.Prosecutors… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian pilot returns home as unrivalled national hero
MOSCOW (AP) ” When war broke out in eastern Ukraine, pilot Nadezhda Savchenko left her hometown to join the fight against Russia-backed separatists. Nearly two years after she was captured, then tried and convicted in Russia, she… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN panel against torture cuts short Ukraine visit
GENEVA (AP) ” A U.N. panel aimed to prevent torture says it’s cutting short a trip to Ukraine because security forces aren’t granting access to sites that it wants to visit.Envoys from the U.N. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
‘I have survived because of you’
RUSSIA has freed a Ukrainian pilot two years after she was captured in exchange for two Russian prisoners as she thanks Ukrainians for their support. …read more Source:...
