Section: Australia&NZ
US condemns ‘reign of terror’ in Crimea, east Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The top US diplomat for Europe declared that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine were subject to a “reign of terror”, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, land of plenty running on empty (AFP)
Kagarlyk (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Soviet tank mounted on a plinth outside a primary school attests to the last time the central Ukrainian town of Kagarlyk saw war up close. …read more Source: The West...
Bread brings comfort to east Ukraine’s ravaged town (AFP)
Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – In a fresh sign of life returning to the battered east Ukraine city Debaltseve as fighting subsides, the bread factory is open again, churning out golden loaves despite a hole blasted in the roof by artillery fire. …read more Source: The West...
Japanese ex-PM defies Tokyo to visit Crimea (AFP)
Simferopol (AFP) – A gaffe-prone former Japanese prime minister arrived in Crimea Tuesday despite stiff opposition from Tokyo to a trip that could be seen to legitimise Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: The West...
US senators push Obama to arm Ukraine, rue slowness of aid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Both Democratic and Republican U.S. senators asked Tuesday why the Obama administration hasn’t decided whether to send defensive weapons to Ukraine and what’s the holdup in getting promised assistance to the country… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Embattled Ukrainian town struggles to come back to life
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine (AP) ” When the wind picks up, the rattle of the corrugated iron roof of a destroyed gas station can sound like artillery. Four charred tanks sit stranded nearby, machine oil splattered on the ground, while a pick-up… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) ” Refugee camps continue to grow in Chad with people fleeing Boko Haram violence in Nigeria by boat as the Islamic extremist group steps up attacks, while a methane explosion at a Ukrainian coal mine last week in Donetsk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US envoy denounces ‘reign of terror’ in Crimea, east Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The top US diplomat for Europe declared that Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine are living under a “reign of terror” Tuesday, blaming Russia for a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s military says pro-Russian rebels using truce to amass weapons
Ukraine’s military says pro-Russian rebels are amassing heavy weapons in depots around separatist-held Donetsk city despite a ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine president says arms withdrawal almost complete
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s president says government and Russian-backed separatist forces have pulled back the bulk of their artillery and rocket launchers from the front line in the east, in compliance with a cease-fire deal.Petro… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
