Section: Australia&NZ
Ukrainian pilot’s murder trial to start September 22 (AFP)
Donetsk (Russia) (AFP) – A Russian court on Tuesday said a Ukrainian female helicopter pilot will go on trial next week over the murder of two Russian journalists, and ruled that she must stay behind bars meanwhile. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine wants Western weaponry if Minsk deal fails – official (Reuters)
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will renew its calls for lethal defensive weaponry from its Western allies if the Minsk peace deal fails, the country’s top official to NATO… …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian firm, CEO paying $30M to settle SEC charges
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A Ukrainian firm and its CEO, alleged to be part of an international web of hackers and traders that made $100 million in a massive scheme, are paying $30 million to settle U.S. regulators’ charges against them.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has extended by six months a visa ban and asset freeze targeting several close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and others involved in Russia’s annexation of Crimea and other territorial… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Roy Jones granted citizenship in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to boxer Roy Jones Jr after the American asked for a passport over tea in Moscow-annexed Crimea. …read more Source:...
Top officials hail ‘progress’ on Ukraine deal (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Progress has been made on some contentious issues in the peace process, the foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France said after holding talks in Berlin to prepare for a summit in Paris on October 2. …read more Source: The West...
Germany says ‘significant progress’ made at Ukraine meeting (Reuters)
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that “significant progress” had been made tow… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine pushes for Russia sanctions to be maintained
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has urged the West not to lift sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict unless the Minsk peace deal is fully implemented. …read more Source:...
Ukraine has ‘long way to go’ on gay rights: Elton John (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Veteran British rock star Elton John on Saturday said Ukraine still had “a long way to go” in its treatment of the gay, bisexual and transgender community at a conference in Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
Elton John urges Ukraine to accept gays
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Elton John has called on Ukraine’s business leaders to accept gays in the workplace, telling them that policies “designed to repress LGBT citizens … hinder economic development.”John, who is gay and an outspoken… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
