Section: Australia&NZ
French PM discusses Ukraine, security with Poland’s leaders
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Poland’s leaders have stressed the need for the Minsk peace deal to be observed in eastern Ukraine.Valls met in Warsaw on Thursday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
IMF approves $US17.5 billion lifeline to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved a massive economic aid plan for crisis-wracked Ukraine, where the economy is reeling from a pro-Russia insurgency in nation’s industrial heartland. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Merkel to snub Moscow WWII parade over Ukraine (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel declined an invitation to a May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow but will visit the Russian capital a day later, her office said Wednesday amid tensions over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine gets US$17.5B IMF loan
The IMF has approved a US$17.5 billion aid plan for crisis-wracked Ukraine, whose economy is reeling from a pro-Russia insurgency in its industrial heartland. …read more Source:...
Russia launches ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
‘Ukraine has the right to defend itself’
RUSSIA’S constant ceasefire violations over Ukraine have infuriated the West. Now the US is retaliating. …read more Source:...
Japanese ex-PM praises ‘happy life’ in Crimea (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – A controversial former Japanese prime minister on Wednesday praised life in Crimea as “happy” as he slammed Tokyo’s position on the seizure of the peninsula by Russia during a contentious visit. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s neighbor Poland to test resilience to attack
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski says that an exercise will be held to test the nation’s resilience to a “crisis” like the conflict in neighboring Ukraine.Komorowski spoke Wednesday during an annual… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US sends more security equipment to Ukraine, sanctions rebels (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States will deliver Humvees and drones to Ukraine and hit rebel leaders and their alleged Russian supporters with further sanctions, after accusing Moscow of repeatedly violating a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The West...
