Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine pilot’s 22-year jail term formally begins (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Nadiya Savchenko’s 22-year sentence formally begins Tuesday with the Ukrainian pilot to be sent to prison camp in the next 10 days unless Kiev secures a swap deal with Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Farage says Dutch ‘No’ would boost Brexit support (Reuters)
VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s UK Independence Party said on Monday that a Dutch vote against an EU treaty with Ukraine would give a boost to the Brexit camp less than three… …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian president under fire over Panama Papers
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko found himself in a political storm Monday after leaked documents from a Panamanian firm pointed to his offshore assets, with some adversaries calling for his removal from office.Poroshenko,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko under fire over secret offshore accounts (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A populist Ukrainian party leader said Monday he plans to launch impeachment proceedings against President Petro Poroshenko over his use of offshore accounts revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak. …read more Source: The West...
Journalist refuses to hand over MH17 debris
Australian police have warned a journalist to return items from the MH17 crash site near the Ukraine-Russian border. …read more Source: Radio New...
Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (AP) ” Pope Francis has announced a special collection to help people in Ukraine suffering amid conflict “who thirst for peace and reconciliation.”The pontiff told the faithful Sunday following a Holy Year Mass that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Netherlands to hold referendum on EU-Ukraine deal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Dutch voters are going to the polls on Wednesday ” but the topic is Ukraine, not their own country.When Ukrainians rose up against their government in February 2014, the trigger for their anger was… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
New skull and crossbones signs warn of mines in Ukraine (AFP)
Berezove (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Danger! Mines! Do not leave the road!”, warns a billboard painted with an ominous skull and crossbones on a blood-red background that stands on a roadside in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
US urges Dutch voters not to reject Ukraine-EU accord (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Friday urged Dutch voters not to reject the European Union’s cooperation deal with Ukraine when they go to the polls next week. …read more Source: The West...
Australia to sell uranium to Ukraine
Australia will soon sell uranium to Ukraine for power generation. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
