Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine buries unidentified soldiers months after eastern battle (Reuters)
ZAPORIZHZHYA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine buried on Friday 57 soldiers still unidentified up to a year after being killed in the eastern separatist conflict, highlighting the difficulties the country … …read more Source: The West...
France says ‘several’ nations interested in Mistral warships (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – France’s defence minister said on Thursday that “several” countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine lifts ban on HIV-positive visitors (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said on Wednesday it had removed its restriction on entry and foreign travel for HIV-positive people as part of growing efforts to improve relations with Europe after decades of Moscow rule. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine argues for US weapons during Pelosi’s visit to Kiev
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian security officials have renewed their request for U.S. weapons while meeting with a visiting congressional delegation headed by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.The United States has provided training… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says next week last chance to make debt deal – statement (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is willing to postpone a debt restructuring meeting with a creditor group to early next week but sees this is as the “last opportunity” to reach a deal, the finance ministry s… …read more Source: The West...
Poland’s president-elect wants NATO bases, talks on Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s president-elect, who takes office on Thursday, says he wants to see NATO bases in Poland and will talk to European Union partners about including Poland in Ukraine peace talks.Andrzej Duda, previously… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
IMF to visit Ukraine in Sept to discuss third loan tranche – central banker (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank expects an International Monetary Fund mission to visit Kiev in September to discuss a third loan tranche to Ukraine, Oleksander Pisaruk, a deputy head of the b… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader calls in generals after failed peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko convened his top generals Tuesday to discuss the latest failed peace talks with pro-Russian militias, aimed at stemming clashes that saw seven troops killed in another wave of attacks. …read more Source: The West...
Russia tightens controls on imports of Dutch flowers
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia has tightened controls on imports of cut flowers from the Netherlands, a move that comes amid a strain in ties over the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine.National veterinary agency Rosselkhoznadzor… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Conflict scares off beach-goers in east Ukraine (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – The sun is shining and the waves of the Sea of Azov look warm and inviting. But its sandy beaches are empty — not surprisingly since they run right through the Ukraine conflict’s front line. …read more Source: The West...
