Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine grants citizenship to Russian given government job
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has granted Ukrainian citizenship to a Russian opposition figure nominated to a regional government job.Maria Gaidar, the daughter of Russia’s first post-Soviet prime minister,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine sends new debt proposal to creditors in ‘decisive’ week – ministry (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it had sent a fresh debt restructuring proposal to a group of its largest creditors, which it invited to a high-level meeting on Thursday fo… …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine sends new debt proposal to creditors in ‘decisive’ week – Finance Ministry (Reuters)
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it had sent a fresh debt restructuring proposal to a group of its largest creditors, which it invited to a high-level meeting on Thursday fo… …read more Source: The West...
Four killed as new Ukraine peace talks fall apart (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday reported the death of four soldiers in clashes with pro-Russian rebels that came just hours before another failed bid to negotiate an end to the 15-month separatist revolt. …read more Source: The West...
Four killed ahead of new Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Monday reported the death of four soldiers in widespread clashes with pro-Russian rebels that came only hours ahead of fresh talks on ending the 15-month separatist revolt. …read more Source: The West...
From Moscow, exiled ex-PM launches committee to ‘save’ Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – An exiled former top ally of ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Monday launched a shadowy committee to “save” the war-torn country, pledging to bring down the current pro-Western government. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s ex-PM sets up ‘Ukraine salvation committee’
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine’s former prime minister, in exile in Moscow, has announced the creation of a ‘Ukraine salvation committee’ and pushed for early presidential and parliamentary elections.Mykola Azarov fled Ukraine after ex-president… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
IMF says Western sanctions could cut 9 percent off Russia’s GDP (Reuters)
By Jason Bush MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sanctions linked to the Ukraine crisis could end up costing Russia 9 percent of its gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund said on Mond… …read more Source: The West...
Rebels in eastern Ukraine say radioactive waste cache safe
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have sought to assuage concerns that a cache of radioactive waste at a local chemical factory could pose a threat.Andrei Purgin, a rebel leader in Donetsk, said Sunday, according… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine calls on Russia to negotiate end to war in east
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Ukraine’s foreign minister is calling on Russia to come to “real negotiations” about a cease-fire and stabilization in Ukraine’s war-torn east which will require fair elections that are internationally monitored.Pavlo… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
