Section: Australia&NZ
Putin brushes off Western snub at huge WWII Victory Day parade (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday presided over a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, brushing off a snub by Western leaders over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
EU says Ukraine, Georgia progress toward visa-free access (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU said Friday that Ukraine and Georgia, both embroiled in conflict with Russia, have made progress in gaining visa-free access to Europe, a key pay-off to boosting ties with the 28-nation bloc. …read more Source: The West...
Europe marks WWII victory under shadow of new threats (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – Europe held sombre ceremonies to mark 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany on Friday as leaders warned of modern day threats such as the war in Ukraine and Islamic extremism. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians killed in war
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s president says almost 7,000 civilians have died and that a thousand more remain unaccounted for as a result of the unrest that has gripped his country over the past year.Speaking before parliament… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians, more than 1,600 soldiers, killed in war in east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine president says almost 7,000 civilians, more than 1,600 soldiers, killed in war in east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine breaks with Russia as it marks WWII anniversary (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A new symbol, date and even name: …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko slams ‘appeasement’ of Moscow (AFP)
Gdansk (Poland) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday criticised what he termed a policy of appeasement towards Russia in the context of the separatist conflict in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source: The West...
German FM: progress in resuming NATO-Russia military contact
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) ” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia and NATO are making progress in restoring military contacts that were suspended as the Ukraine crisis intensified.”I’m glad that, after the situation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine warring sides hold talks to shore up faltering truce (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Ukraine’s warring sides tried to shore up a faltering truce deal Wednesday after Kiev said five soldiers were killed in clashes in the war-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
5 Ukrainian troops killed as cease-fire teeters on brink
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says five government troops battling separatist forces in the east have been killed in one of the worst single days of bloodshed since a cease-fire was declared in February.Military spokesman Andriy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
