Section: Australia&NZ
Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia ends hunger strike
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she has agreed to take water but will continue a hunger strike following an appeal by Ukraine’s president.Nadezhda Savchenko, who served in a volunteer battalion against Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian pilot starts drinking water, continues hunger strike (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A Ukrainian military pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists, has started drinking water but will continue her hunger strike until the verdict, her lawyer said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine finance minister says IMF aid delay is worrying (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko said on Thursday that the ongoing delay in securing a new tranche of financial aid from the International Monetary Fund was hitting confiden… …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian pilot denounces her trial in Russia as a farce
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” Defiant in her closing statement Wednesday to a Russian court, Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko brandished her middle finger, burst into the Ukrainian national anthem and declared her trial in the death of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU to extend sanctions on individuals over Ukraine to Sept: sources (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union will extend for a further six months until September sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals over the conflict in Ukraine, EU sources said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Cargo plane crashes into Bay of Bengal, three Ukrainians killed
A cargo plane crashed into Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Bangladesh, on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time), killing three crew including the pilot and leaving one survivor, a police official said. …read more Source:...
Germany tells Russia to ‘immediately release’ Ukraine pilot (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Berlin on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, saying her trial in Russia went against a peace deal aimed at ending a separatist war in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko vows to continue refusing food, water (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial in a high profile case over the killing of two Russian journalists, told a Russian court Wednesday she would continue refusing food and water. …read more Source: The West...
Russian judge sets date for Ukrainian pilot verdict
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” A Russian judge has set a date of March 21-22 for issuing the verdict in the case against jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is accused of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 crash: Dutch probe to pinpoint missile site
The Dutch-led team carrying out a criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 says it soon should determine the exact launch site of the missile that brought down the plane, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
