Section: Australia&NZ
Russia wants Ukraine to talk to separatists on elections
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Russia has circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Ukraine to immediately start discussions with separatists in eastern Ukraine on holding local elections.The draft, obtained Thursday,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia offers UN resolution on election talks with Ukraine rebels (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia proposed a UN Security Council draft resolution Thursday asking Kiev to “immediately start consultations” with pro-Russian separatists on elections within their eastern Ukraine strongholds. …read more Source: The West...
Russia, China, others snub UN meeting on Crimea human rights
Russia, China, Venezuela and Angola snubbed an informal United Nations Security Council meeting on Thursday on human rights in Crimea a year after Russia seized the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, diplomats said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia turned Crimea into a military base: Tatar leader (AFP)
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – In just one year, Crimea has gone from being a picturesque tourist destination in Ukraine to a Russian military base that will likely end up hosting nuclear weapons, the United Nations heard Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
Tatar leader: Russia is turning Crimea into a military base
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev says the Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Russia a year ago is being turned into a military base and those in charge are as bad or worse than the old Soviet rulers.He told… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
West rains on Putin’s WWII parade as Ukraine crisis takes toll (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Seventy years ago they crushed Nazi Germany together but raging tensions over Ukraine mean Russia’s former World War II allies in the West will snub the Kremlin’s showcase victory anniversary celebrations. …read more Source: The West...
What’s on the agenda at the EU summit
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to talk about economic and energy policies, and the crises in Ukraine and Libya. A special meeting has also been arranged… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Moldova bans Russian journalists, Crimea documentary
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) ” Authorities say two Russian journalists planning to travel to Moldova to present a documentary on Crimea have been banned from the country for five years.Interior ministry spokeswoman Alina Merlici said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
British military trainers travel to Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s defense ministry says British military instructors have traveled to the country to provide medical and tactical training to Ukrainian troops.Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianik said Thursday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine urges EU to keep up sanctions pressure on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) ” Ukraine is urging the European Union to stay united in keeping up sanctions pressure on Russia over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as EU leaders gather for a two-day summit.Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
