Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine confirms defence against Russia eurobond lawsuit at London court – Finance Ministry (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has confirmed with a London court its intention to defend itself against a lawsuit brought by Russia over a $3 billion (£2.1 billion) Eurobond, the Ukrainian finance ministry… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pilot Savchenko stages hunger strike protest during trial (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is standing trial over the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine, announced in court on Thursday that she was going on hunger strike and would refuse both food and water. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia goes on hunger strike
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says she is going on hunger strike.Nadezhda Savchenko, on trial in the Russian border town of Donetsk for her alleged involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine accuses rebels of using large-caliber weapon Grad
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian government has accused Russian-backed rebels of using large-caliber weapons despite the ongoing cease-fire in eastern Ukraine.Fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland has intensified in the past weeks… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Lennon not Lenin: Ukraine renames street after late Beatle (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – It was only a minor tweak in the spelling but a historic change when a Ukrainian village on Wednesday renamed a street, which honoured Soviet founder Lenin, after The Beatles’ John Lennon. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian pilot resigned to sentence in Russia
DONETSK, Russia (AP) ” Lawyers for a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia as an accessory to murder say they expect her to be found guilty and that she has asked the court to follow the sentence sought by prosecutors.Nadezhda Savchenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia seeks 23 years jail for Ukraine pilot (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s state prosecutor on Wednesday demanded a 23-year prison sentence for Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko who is accused of killing two Russian journalists in war-torn Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Eastern Ukraine sees dramatic uptick in violence: US general (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – NATO’s top commander General Philip Breedlove warned Tuesday of a dramatic uptick in attacks along the frontlines of eastern Ukraine, including sniper activity and shelling. …read more Source: The West...
Govt criticism banned in Ukraine
Ukraine has banned government officials from publicly criticising the work of state institutions and their colleagues, after damaging disclosures last month that highlighted slow progress in fighting corruption. …read more Source:...
Imprisoned Ukrainian pilot threatens to go on hunger strike
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” The sister of an imprisoned Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says her sibling will go on hunger strike unless she is extradited back home after the verdict.Closing arguments in the trial of Ukrainian pilot… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
