Section: Australia&NZ
Eastern Europe fears closer French-Russian ties amid Ukraine crisis (AFP)
Palanga (Lithuania) (AFP) – Several Eastern European countries are becoming increasingly worried that the West may abandon Ukraine in return for Russian backing in Syria, as Paris, Moscow and Washington develop closer ties in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. …read more Source: The West...
State of emergency declared after saboteurs cut power to Crimea
Nearly 2 million people were without power and subject to a 10pm curfew after main power lines into Crimea from Ukraine were blown up. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Explosions at Ukrainian towers leave Crimea without power
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia’s Energy Ministry says nearly 2 million people on the Crimean Peninsula are without electricity after two transmission towers in Ukraine were damaged by explosions.Crimea was annexed by Russia last year but… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’
A state of emergency is declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine are blown up cutting off power to almost 2 million people, the Russian government says. …read more Source: ABC...
Crimea without power after lines ‘blown up’
Crimea has been plunged into darkness after pylons carrying power lines which supply electricity from Ukraine were reportedly blown up on Saturday night. …read more Source: Radio New...
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’ (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian g… …read more Source: The West...
Crimea blackout after power lines ‘blown up’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Crimea declared a state of emergency on Sunday after its main electricity power lines from Ukraine were blown up, leaving the Russian-annexed peninsula in darkness after the second such attack in a matter of days. …read more Source: The West...
Western leaders agreed to extend Russia sanctions by 6 months – diplomat (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Western leaders who met on the margins of last week’s Group of 20 summit in Turkey agreed to extend sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine by six months until July of next yea… …read more Source: The West...
Euromaidan heroism gave bloody start to Ukraine’s bid for freedom and democracy
Ukraine has paid a heavy price for wanting to shift away from Russia and towards the European Union. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia military chief discusses Syria ‘coordination’ with French counterpart (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s chief of general staff Valery Gerasimov held talks Thursday with French counterpart Pierre de Villiers on combating the Islamic State group in Syria, in the first such contact since the start of the Ukraine conflict last year. …read more Source: The West...
