Section: Australia&NZ
Russian media abuzz with anticipation of Putin’s UN speech
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian media are abuzz with anticipation of President Vladimir Putin’s speech at the UN.Putin is in the United States for the first time since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014 and threw its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Bishop in thick of UN talks on Syria
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is representing Australia at the United Nations General Assembly where Syria, Iraq and Ukraine will figure high on the agenda. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Bishop in thick of UN talks on Syria (AAP)
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is representing Australia at the United Nations General Assembly where Syria, Iraq and Ukraine will figure high on the agenda. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch petition claims enough support to force referendum
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Organizers of a Dutch petition seeking a non-binding referendum on a cooperation and aid deal between the European Union and Ukraine say they have enough support to force a vote.The move is the latest… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama, Putin to confront tensions on Syria, Ukraine
NEW YORK (AP) ” Face-to-face for the first time in nearly a year, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday will confront rising tensions over Moscow’s military engagement in Syria, as well as the stubborn… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP Interview: Ukrainian president pins hopes on UN talks
NEW YORK (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he wants Monday’s planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead to better implementation of an accord aimed at halting war in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian protesters decry war in Ukraine, several detained
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) ” About 200 people have held an anti-war demonstration in St. Petersburg, while about 30 people joined a similar march in Moscow to call for Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stay out of the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia, Ukraine reach deal on winter gas supplies
BRUSSELS (AP) ” An EU official says Russia and Ukraine have ended months of uncertainty and finally reached agreement on supplies of natural gas to Ukraine for the coming winter.Gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine have led to… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU official: Russia, Ukraine reach deal on gas supplies for coming winter
BRUSSELS (AP) ” EU official: Russia, Ukraine reach deal on gas supplies for coming winter. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to ban Russian airlines from flying into the country
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian airlines will be banned from flying into the country, the latest attempt to put pressure on Russia as the conflict in eastern Ukraine grinds on.Ukraine also will ban Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
