Section: Australia&NZ
Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust Russia
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko uses his speech at the UN General Assembly to rail against Russian aggression, urging the world not to believe “conciliatory” statements from his counterpart Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: ABC...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ” Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian leader tells UN not to trust ‘conciliatory’ Russia (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko used his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to rail against Russian aggression, urging the world not to believe “conciliatory” statements from his counterpart Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia at gunpoint (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, said Tuesday she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia by armed, masked men. …read more Source: The West...
Poland moves to take in ethnic Poles from former USSR
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland has earmarked funds to bring in tens of thousands of ethnic Poles now living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, its finance minister said Tuesday.The long-neglected issue was raised… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine opens high-stakes trial of captured Russians (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday launched the criminal trial of two captured Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct but covert involvement the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...
Int’l court prosecutor extends preliminary Ukraine probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has broadened her preliminary probe in Ukraine to cover possible crimes committed in the country since early 2014 ” a period that saw Russia’s annexation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN envoy: It’s ‘great mistake’ to block aid in east Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) ” A top U.N. human rights official says efforts by Russia-backed separatist rebels to block the flow of humanitarian aid to people in eastern Ukraine could amount to crimes against humanity.Ivan Simonovic, the assistant… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian pilot tells court she was smuggled into Russia (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial for the murder of two Russian journalists, said Tuesday she was captured by pro-Kremlin separatists and then smuggled into Russia by armed, masked men. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian court extends detention for 2 Russian servicemen
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Kiev court has extended the detention of two Russian servicemen captured in eastern Ukraine in May, ruling that they will remain in jail for at least two more months.Alexander Alexandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
