Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine gives Russia 2 weeks to agree to debt restructuring
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister has given Russia two weeks to agree to a restructuring deal for a $3 billion loan or face a lawsuit.Arseny Yatsenyuk was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Thursday that all Ukrainian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine expected to win UN Council seat _ and face Russia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” There will be no surprises in Thursday’s elections for new members of the Security Council but there will almost certainly be some fireworks when Ukraine joins the U.N.’s most powerful body ” where arch opponent… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian man gets 6-year prison term in Russia for spying
MOSCOW (AP) ” A court in Moscow has sentenced a former defense factory chief from Ukraine to six years in prison on espionage charges, a verdict that comes amid continuing tensions in Russia-Ukraine ties.The Moscow City Court on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebel leader rejects MH17 report
A senior Ukrainian rebel leader has rejected a Dutch report concluding that a Russian-made missile was responsible for downing a Malaysian passenger jet, killing all 298 people on board. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine wants an Ikea, ‘symbol’ of anti-corruption fight (AFP)
Stockholm (AFP) – Ukraine’s economy minister pleaded Wednesday for Ikea to set up shop in his country, saying it would show Kiev was serious about fighting the corruption that reportedly caused the furniture giant to ditch a previous Ukrainian foray. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian soldier killed by rebel fire in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Ukrainian defense ministry says one soldier was killed and two were injured on Tuesday in eastern Ukraine in violation of a month-long ceasefire between government and rebel forces.It was the first government loss… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
How MH17 will change flight paths
AS MH17 was shot down, 160 flights were recorded over Ukraine — now airlines are being urged to be more transparent with passengers. …read more Source:...
Dutch to hold non-binding referendum on EU-Ukraine links
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The Dutch electoral commission says that an activist group has gathered enough signatures to force a non-binding referendum in the Netherlands on a European Union pact with Ukraine.The electoral commission… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine reports first soldier’s death from rebel fire in month
Ukraine reports its first military fatality from pro-Russian rebel fire in a month, as a fragile new truce in the separatist east faces one of its biggest tests to date. …read more Source: ABC...
Russia appeals to UN aviation body to open new MH17 probe
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia has appealed to the International Civil Aviation Organization to open a new probe into last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, the chief of the Russian aviation agency said Wednesday.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
