Section: Australia&NZ
Four-way talks on Ukraine war fail to win breakthrough (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Key powers failed to clinch a breakthrough in talks Wednesday seeking a lasting peace deal in Ukraine, with negotiations stumbling over the thorny issue of local elections in the rebel-held zone. …read more Source: The West...
Hackers reveal details of reporters accredited with Ukraine rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday launched a criminal probe into pro-Kiev hackers who revealed details of thousands of reporters accredited with the self-declared authorities of the separatist east in order to cover the war. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine tracks down Renaissance paintings stolen from Verona
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s president has hailed the ex-Soviet nation’s law enforcement agencies for tracking down prized Renaissance paintings stolen from a museum in Verona, Italy.President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Foreign ministers hold Ukraine talks in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) ” The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are meeting in Berlin to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine.German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said ahead of the talks Wednesday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany to press for progress on elections at Ukraine talks
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany is putting forward a proposal for holding local elections in eastern Ukraine, with the aim of moving toward a deal before the European Union’s sanctions against Russia expire at the end of July.Diplomats from… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
IMF team arrives in Ukraine to check on new government (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An International Monetary Fund team arrived in Kiev on Tuesday after the formation of a new Ukrainian government resolved a prolonged political crisis that had stalled the release of vital aid. …read more Source: The West...
EUROVISION 2016: GOOD LUCK JAMALA
Alistair Birch interviewed Ukraine’s representative Jamalа. On the “Eurovision 2016” Jamala will perform song 1944… (Алістейр Бірч розмовляє іс співачкою Джамалою, яка представляє Україну на пісенному конкурсі “Євробачення-2016” з піснею “1944-й”) …read more Source:...
Orlando Bloom visits Ukraine in role as UNICEF ambassador
MOSCOW (AP) ” British actor Orlando Bloom, in a more serious role as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, has visited schools in eastern Ukraine to raise awareness of how the conflict there has hurt children.In video and photos released… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO alliance gets new supreme commander
CASTEAU, Belgium (AP) ” NATO has a new supreme allied commander, the former top American general in Korea who has said the Western alliance must stand up to Russia and give Ukraine weapons to defend itself.Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian city marks 2nd anniversary of fire that killed 43
MOSCOW (AP) ” Demonstrators have gathered in the Ukrainian city of Odessa to mark the second anniversary of the street clashes that culminated in a fire that killed 43 people as they took shelter from opponents.In all, 48 people… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
