Section: Australia&NZ
Ukrainian AFP photographer denied Russia entry (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – An AFP photographer based in Ukraine on Thursday was stopped from travelling to Russia as he was set to board a Moscow flight from the airport of Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source: The West...
Russia nabs Ukrainian spy, says he will be sent home
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s domestic security agency says it has captured a Ukrainian security officer who volunteered to spy for Moscow and will send him back because they believe he is a double agent.The Federal Security Service, or… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia running ‘shadow government’ for east Ukraine: report (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Russia is running a “shadow government” in rebel-held territories of eastern Ukraine under the control of the FSB intelligence service, German daily Bild reported Wednesday, citing minutes from an official commission. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s parliament sacks corruption-tainted prosecutor (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday sacked the country’s chief prosecutor over his alleged attempts to stall high-profile corruption investigations and cover up state graft. …read more Source: The West...
NYC exhibition explores works of woodcut artist Hnizdovsky
NEW YORK (AP) ” A new exhibition explores the prolific career of Ukrainian-American artist Jacques Hnizdovsky, a master of intricate woodcuts and paintings depicting an array of stylized flora and fauna.”Jacques Hnizdovsky: Content… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s prosecutor general dismissed amid govt turmoil
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s parliament has accepted the resignation of the prosecutor general who has been accused of failing to deal with the country’s endemic corruption.The parliament on Tuesday dismissed Viktor Shokin who tended… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Protesters call for Ukraine’s General Prosecutor to resign
MOSCOW (AP) ” Over 500 protesters have gathered outside the administrative headquarters of Ukraine’s president to call for the resignation of the country’s general prosecutor, who they say, has failed to use the full power of his… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kremlin: ‘Hysteria’ over Ukraine pilot blocks a resolution
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says “hysteria” in Ukraine and the West over imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko is interfering with resolving her court case.Dmitry Peskov, in remarks reported Saturday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko ‘will serve’ her sentence: Kremlin (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko will serve her 22-year jail term over the killing of two Russian journalists, the Kremlin said Saturday despite Kiev’s pushing for a prisoner exchange. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian lawyer of captured Russian soldiers found dead (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – The body of a lawyer of two Russian servicemen on trial in Ukraine has been discovered on the grounds of a former farming collective, prosecutor Anatoly Matios said on Friday, saying … …read more Source: The West...
