Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine fines Gazprom $3.5 billion for abuse of transit market (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s competition authority said on Friday that the watchdog had decided to fine Russian gas company Gazprom 85 billion hryvnias ($3.5 billion) for abu… …read more Source: The West...
Coca-Cola, Pepsi investigated in Crimea map probe
Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into the online publication by US drinks companies Coca-Cola and Pepsico of a map that showed Crimea as a part of Russia, a Ukrainian lawmaker says. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukrainian admits leading ring that stole online bank data
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) ” A Ukrainian man has admitted using thousands of infected computers to steal user names and passwords for bank accounts and other online services.Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say Sergey Vovnenko, who… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine toughens position in negotiations to end conflict
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Ukraine is hardening its position in negotiations to end the conflict in the country’s east, saying it must regain control of its entire border with Russia before elections can be held in the regions controlled… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine disputes Poland claim of taking 1 million refugees
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” A Ukrainian official is disputing a claim by Polish prime minister that Poland has taken in 1 million Ukrainian refugees.The Ukrainian ambassador to Poland, Andrii Deshchytsia, said Wednesday that in fact Poland… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine expands bitter trade war with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Wednesday escalated its bitter trade war with Russia in punishment for Moscow’s seeming efforts to choke off its westward-leaning neighbour’s economic ties with other former Soviet states. …read more Source: The West...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine.Kerry arrived in Zurich early Wednesday and is hoping to resolve differences with Russia on who is… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine ramps up peace talks with French, German envoys (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko held talks Tuesday with top German and French diplomats that sources said aimed to break the uneasy stalemate in the former Soviet nation’s pro-Russian separatist revolt. …read more Source: The West...
FOLKNERY: FROM KYIV TO MELBOURNE
Folknery is Ukrainian modern folk band. Yaryna Kvitka (vocal, wheel lyre, mridangam, keyboards) and Volodymyr Muliar (percussion, guitar, back vocal, keyboards) cycling from Ukraine to Australia… (Українські музиканти гурту “Фолькнери” Ярина Квітка і Володимир Муляр на велосипедax доїхали до Австралії. Запланований маршрут...
With one eye on Moscow, Europe presses Ukraine on reforms (Reuters)
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union pressed Ukraine authorities on Monday to overcome political feuding and implement promised reforms as it looks to shore up the co… …read more Source: The West...
