Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine soldier killed by rebel fire at Donetsk airport (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A Ukraine soldier died Friday during fighting with insurgents near the shelled-out remains of the airport in Donetsk, a stronghold of the pro-Russian separatists, the army announced. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader’s wealth grows despite war, economic woes (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The value of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s assets soared despite economic crisis and conflict while those of other tycoons shrank in an annual wealth list published Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Fire hits Ukraine arsenal, 1 believed dead
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian news reports say a large fire in a military arsenal in an eastern town is setting off explosions and at least person is believed to have been killed.The fire began Thursday evening in Svatove, which is under… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine and rebels swap 20 captives in goodwill gesture (AFP)
Schastya (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian insurgents on Thursday exchanged 20 prisoners in a goodwill gesture designed to get peace talks aimed at ending the 18-month crisis back on track. …read more Source: The West...
Russia arrests head of Ukrainian library in Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian investigators said on Thursday they had raided the library of Ukrainian literature in Moscow and detained its 58-year-old head, with ties between the two ex-Soviet neighbours in tatters. …read more Source: The West...
Director of Ukrainian library detained in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian investigators say the police have detained the director of a Ukrainian library in Moscow on suspicion of inciting ethnic hatred.The Russian investigative committee said in a statement on Thursday that it has… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine faces years of dependence on Western aid
VELYKI PRYTSKY, Ukraine (AP) ” Looking on from her vegetable patch at the motorcade of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Ukrainian villager Olha Voloshchenko says she’d seen the lady on the TV news the night before, but “then… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ex-Georgian president’s Ukraine ambitions suffer blow (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili’s nascent but ambitious career in Ukraine got off to a stuttering start Wednesday when his candidate for mayor of Odessa was beaten by a pro-Russian in the historic port. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine debt is official, so Russia not taking part in restructuring talks – Russia Finance Minister (Reuters)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Money owed by Ukraine to Russia and due payable in December is official debt, and for that reason Russia is not taking part in restructuring talks Ukraine has held with private cred… …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian soldier killed near rebel-held Donetsk airport
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed by rebel forces that were violating a cease-fire in the east.It was the first reported government loss in fighting since mid-October. A February cease-fire between… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
