Section: Australia&NZ
Australia, Malaysia and Netherlands to mark MH17 anniversary
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) ” Australia’s prime minister says the Australian, Malaysian and Dutch governments will hold services on July 17 to mark the first anniversary of the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Three killed as clashes grip Ukraine ahead of talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine on Sunday reported the death of two soldiers, while pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev’s forces of killing a civilian as fresh clashes preceded peace talks aimed at ending the 15-month war. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Pentagon chief seeks NATO spending boost to counter Russia (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
US Senator McCain slams European stance on Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Sen. John McCain has said during a visit to Ukraine that it is shameful that Washington’s European allies have not done more to assist Ukrainian forces in their quest to defeat Russian-backed separatists… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia slams EU sanctions renewal as pointless ‘blackmail’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday slammed the EU’s extension of sanctions over its annexation of Crimea as “blackmail” and vowed it would not be pressured into returning the peninsula to Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Interview: Edgar Rinkevics
Edgar Rinkevics was in New Zealand this week and spoke to us about the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Russia ‘open to world’, will cooperate with West: Putin (AFP)
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said his country was open to the world and would cooperate with the West despite persistent tensions over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says value recovery instrument could help debt deal – Finance Minister (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko voiced optimism on Friday that introducing an economic growth-related instrument to the debt negotiations with private creditors will he… …read more Source: The West...
Putin urges political settlement for Ukrainian crisis
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) ” President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine should offer broad rights to its eastern rebel regions in order to end the conflict that has strained Russia-West ties.Putin, speaking Friday at the St. Petersburg… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
