Section: Australia&NZ
Biden welcomes pending passage of Ukrainian economic plan
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Vice President Joe Biden is welcoming plans by the Ukrainian government to pass legislation next week to help stabilize the country’s economy.The White House says Biden expressed his approval during a conversation… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian photojournalist killed in shelling in restive east
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian photojournalist has been killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine.Serhiy Nikolayev, a staff photographer for the Segodnya newspaper, was killed Saturday in the village of Pisky, according to Kateryna… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Isolated skirmishes hamper Ukraine truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine said Saturday that isolated clashes were punctuating a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels after international monitors warned that the conflict in the country stands at a “crossroads”. …read more Source: The West...
Nemtsov urged end to Ukraine conflict hours before killing (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Three hours before his death, Boris Nemtsov gave an interview to a Moscow radio station, condemning President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine and calling for an end to the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Russia opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead
The murder of the Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, has come ahead of a major opposition rally he was set to lead. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead (AFP)
The murder of the Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, has come ahead of a major opposition rally he was set to lead. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader says troop deaths ‘serious breach’ of truce (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared the killing of three government troops by pro-Moscow rebels a “serious breach of the ceasefire”, during a telephone call Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her office said. …read more Source: The West...
Around Ukraine’s Mariupol displaced wary despite lull (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pensioner Alla Troyan shares her room with ten other displaced people in a dilapidated social centre in Ukraine’s port city Mariupol, after fighting in their nearby village forced them to flee. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine conflict at ‘crossroads’ as troop deaths shake truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – International monitors said Friday the conflict in Ukraine was at a “crossroads” as further losses among government forces rattled a two-week-old truce just as it seemed to be gaining traction. …read more Source: The West...
Spain arrests eight suspected of fighting for pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
Spaniards are the first Western European citizens arrested for travelling to Ukraine to fight on the side of pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
