Section: Australia&NZ
Russia says Ukraine defaulted on $3 billion Eurobond (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will file a lawsuit against Ukraine after Kiev failed to repay a $3 billion (£2 billion) Eurobond and $75 million of interest by Dec. 31, the Russian finance ministry said l… …read more Source: The West...
EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow’s food embargo against Kiev that will force the impoverished former Soviet republic to revisit its economic model. …read more Source: The West...
Friday, January 8
Today is Friday, Jan. 8, the 8th day of 2016. There are 357 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:1499 – France’s King Louis XII marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany.1654 – Ukraine joins Russia.1679 – French… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Power cuts in Crimea after new blast on Ukraine power line (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – An explosion on Crimea’s main electricity line from Ukraine has left parts of the peninsula annexed by Russia in the dark, authorities said Thursday, weeks after power lines were sabotaged by anti-Russian activists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian power to Crimea cut again
MOSCOW (AP) ” Electricity from Ukraine to the Russia-annexed Crimean peninsula has been cut again after the collapse of a power pylon.Ukraine’s electricity supplies to Crimea had been partly restored after towers were blown up in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Minsk peace accord on Ukraine extended (AAP)
The Minsk peace accord on Ukraine has been extended into 2016 following agreement between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. …read more Source: The West...
European leaders renew support for Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine renewed their support for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday following phone discussions, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source: The West...
For Ukraine’s rebel east, 2016 promises more tension
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) ” The holiday market in the central square of Donetsk, the principal city of rebel-held eastern Ukraine, has all the trappings of a celebratory time ” shiny ornaments, colorful toys and a cartoon-faced kiddie… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Leaders focus on elections, cease-fire in east
PARIS (AP) ” The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are discussing elections in eastern Ukraine and want a lasting cease-fire that could bring the Ukraine conflict to an end in 2016.French President Francois Hollande’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Four-way phone talks Wednesday on Ukraine crisis: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will hold a conference call Wednesday to assess implementation of a peace accord in pro-Russian eastern Ukraine, the government in Kiev said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
