Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine president: Sanctions against Russia must remain
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ” Ukraine’s president says sanctions against Russia must stay in place as long as hostilities in eastern Ukraine still continue.President Petro Poroshenko said he and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis agreed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s president bans Russian movies
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill banning all movies filmed in Russia after 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.The bill that Poroshenko signed late Wednesday also bans all movies produced… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU proposes visa-free travel for Ukrainians (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU on Wednesday proposed offering visa-free travel in Europe to Ukrainians, delivering on a key pledge to the pro-Western government in Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine warns it may take ‘years’ to end separatist war (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s defence minister warned Wednesday it may take years to settle the ex-Soviet republic’s pro-Russian separatist conflict that has killed nearly 9,200 people and plunged Moscow’s relations with the West to a post-Cold War low. …read more Source: The West...
Reformers to lead 2 key Ukrainian state companies
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government has appointed two Western-educated executives to lead the country’s two key state-owned companies.Wojciech Balczun, former chief executive of Poland’s largest railway freight carrier, will… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO, Russia meeting confirms ‘profound disagreements’ – NATO chief (Reuters)
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s first formal meeting with Russia’s envoy to the alliance in almost two years underscored the deep East-West divide over the Ukraine crisis and the future of Europe’s securi… …read more Source: The West...
EU executive pushing for visa liberalization for Ukrainians
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union’s executive wants to grant Ukraine citizens visa-free travel for up to 90 days in the 28-nation bloc, rewarding the east European nation for judicial and security reform.Ukraine has long sought… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Austrian president voices doubts over Russia sanctions
PARIS (AP) ” Austria’s president says he believes the sanctions imposed on Russia after its annexation of Crimea could be relaxed next year if there is progress in peace talks between Moscow and Kiev.In comments to lawmakers at… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pope recalls Chernobyl and ‘forgotten’ conflict in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) ” Pope Francis is calling attention to the suffering in Ukraine caused by what he terms the “forgotten” armed conflict between government forces and Russian-backed rebels.At his weekly audience Wednesday, Francis… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pope recalls Chernobyl and ‘forgotten’ conflict in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) ” Pope Francis is calling attention to the suffering in Ukraine caused by what he terms the “forgotten” armed conflict between government forces and Russian-backed rebels.At his weekly audience Wednesday, Francis… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
