Section: Australia&NZ
Russia PM estimates economy shrank by 2% in first quarter (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday estimated that the Russian economy shrank by two percent in the first quarter under pressure from Western sanctions over Ukraine and low oil prices. …read more Source: The West...
Czech president: Russian attack on Baltics would be suicidal
PRAGUE (AP) ” The Czech president says any Russian incursion into the Baltics would be suicidal for Moscow and it would draw NATO into a fight.Milos Zeman, known for pro-Russia views in the eastern Ukraine conflict, told The Associated… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU gives Ukraine $267 million in low interest loans
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union has given Ukraine 250 million euros ($267 million) in low interest loans as part of a package to help revive the country’s lackluster economy.Top EU economy official Pierre Moscovici said Tuesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US paratroopers to train Ukrainians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko welcomed US troops who will assist the fight against pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: THE...
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free her daughter.Nadezhda Savchenko was captured… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free her daughter.Maria Shavchenko said in an interview with The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free her daughter.Maria Shavchenko said in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US to send Ukraine $18 million in food, health, shelter aid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The United States will supply Ukraine with nearly $18 million in aid to provide shelter, food vouchers, potable water and health and sanitation in regions affected by fighting between government forces and pro-Russia… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US starts training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russia forces (AFP)
Yavoriv (Ukraine) (AFP) – US paratroopers Monday began training Ukrainian government forces who will fight pro-Russian separatists in the east, angering Moscow as the deadly conflict rumbles on in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
US, Ukraine start military training, defying Russian fury
YAVORIV, Ukraine (AP) ” Troops from the United States and Ukraine have officially opened joint training exercises intended to help bolster Ukraine’s defenses against incursions from Russian-backed separatists in the east.Speaking… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
