Section: Australia&NZ
Dutch shift focus in MH17 crash to investigating culprits
The Dutch government said on Thursday (Friday NZT) that, with nearly all of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 identified, efforts had shifted to finding those responsible for shooting the plane down as it crossed Ukraine last July. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in
President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Russians over the ailing economy and said Washington wanted “vassals” rather than allies in his annual phone-in on Thursday (Friday NZT), but offered no new financial remedies and gave no ground over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A prominent pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Kiev on Thursday, the Ukrainian government said, the latest in a series of allies of the country’s former pro-Moscow leaders to die in suspicious circumstances. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine resort town crumbles under frontline shells (AFP)
Shyrokyne (Ukraine) (AFP) – A year ago, the building housed a children’s seaside camp, but now a two-metre blast hole gapes in its whitewashed wall. …read more Source: The West...
Putin dismisses France’s non-delivery of warships (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that France’s refusal to deliver two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Moscow over the Ukraine crisis would not affect its defence capabilities. …read more Source: The West...
Pro-Russia Ukrainian journalist shot dead in Kiev
Oles Buzina, a prominent pro-Russian journalist, has been shot dead in Kiev, in what Russian president Vladimir Putin is calling a “political assassination”. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine journalist Oles Buzina killed by masked gunmen in Kiev: interior ministry
A prominent Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was shot dead by two masked gunmen outside his Kiev home. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Pro-Russian journalist gunned down in Ukraine’s capital
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views has been gunned down in Kiev.Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko said in a Facebook post that Oles Buzyna, who was editor-in-chief of a leading daily… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin urges Ukraine to respect peace agreements, end economic blockade of the east
MOSCOW (AP) ” Putin urges Ukraine to respect peace agreements, end economic blockade of the east. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Putin says Ukraine is cutting off east
MOSCOW (AP) ” 1:50 p.m. (1050 GMT; 6:50 a.m. EDT)Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of violating its obligations under a peace deal by maintaining an economic blockade on rebellious eastern regions.He said Thursday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
