Section: Australia&NZ
Dutch PM backs Ukraine-EU accord as key for stability (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday defended an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine as vital for European stability only months before a referendum Dutch eurosceptics have forced on the accord. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president defends his country’s pact with EU
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Ukraine’s president has strongly defended a pact his country signed with the European Union, calling it “the last farewell to the Soviet Union, the last farewell to Communism.”Petro Poroshenko’s comments… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia sanctions could be lifted if it meets Ukraine commitments: French PM (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – Sanctions against Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis could be lifted if Moscow fulfils commitments it made to help resolve the conflict, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Fans banned from Dynamo Kiev over racism
Dynamo Kiev will play their next two European games behind closed doors following racist behaviour during last month’s clash with Chelsea. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine bans Russian airlines from its airspace (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine has banned all Russian airlines from transiting its airspace, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Mental scars of war leave Ukraine troops battling suicide threat (AFP)
Brovary (Ukraine) (AFP) – Artur Galtsov survived the bombs and bullets on the frontline in east Ukraine but after returning home the army volunteer faced another battle — overcoming his horrifying memories. …read more Source: The West...
Russia halting gas supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The chief executive of the Russian state-controlled gas company says it is halting supplies to Ukraine.Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller said on Wednesday that Russia sent the last shipment to Ukraine at 10 a.m. local time… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia’s Gazprom says it’s halting gas supplies to Ukraine Wednesday morning
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s Gazprom says it’s halting gas supplies to Ukraine Wednesday morning. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dynamo Kiev upset FC Porto in ECL
Dynamo Kiev have thrown Group G in the Champions League wide open with an upset 2-0 win over home team Porto. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia upholds 20-year sentence for Ukrainian filmmaker (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov against a 20-year jail sentence for terrorism that has been condemned by the West and Kiev. …read more Source: The West...



