Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine far-right leader made army advisor in move to control militias (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The controversial leader of Ukraine’s ultra-nationalist Pravy Sektor paramilitary group, which is fighting pro-Russian rebels alongside government troops, was made an army advisor Monday as Kiev seeks to tighten its control over volunteer fighters. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Czech president, US envoy in rare public spat over Ukraine
PRAGUE (AP) ” Czech President Milos Zeman and the U.S. ambassador to Prague are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s decision to attend a Russian military parade, and Czech lawmakers are siding with the American.In an interview… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian leader lifts objections to vote on regional power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that he does not object to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare.The conflict between Russia-backed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian president lifts objections to referendum on giving more power to restive regions
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian president lifts objections to referendum on giving more power to restive regions. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pentagon chief heads east as US tries to maintain Asia focus
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Islamic extremists grab parts of Iraq and Syria. Yemen slides into civil war. Iran’s nuclear program strains U.S. relations with Israel. Ukraine fights Russian-backed separatists.At a time of crisis across the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine war hits one-year mark
Six Ukrainian troops have been killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict that began a year ago this week. …read more Source:...
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war reaches year-point (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Six Ukrainian troops were killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east Sunday, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict that began a year ago this week. …read more Source: The West...
Explosions threaten to shatter the fragile truce in Ukraine
Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two wounded in a pair of car explosions on Sunday after President Petro Poroshenko vowed to push for international peacekeepers to help secure a truce in the rebel-controlled east. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel-held east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Six Ukrainian troops were killed in two separate incidents in the troubled separatist-held east Sunday as isolated clashes continue to violate a fragile ceasefire to end the year-long war, officials said. …read more Source: The West...
