Section: Australia&NZ
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 journalist gunned down in Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A pro-Russian journalist was shot dead in Ukraine’s capital Thursday, leading Kiev to brand the latest murders of pro-Moscow figures an enemy “provocation”. …read more Source: The West...
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...
