Section: Australia&NZ
OSCE officials say Ukraine is at crossroads of war and peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Top officials of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Ukraine say the country is at a crossroads with a significant reduction in combat operations and the withdrawal of some heavy weapons.But Ertugrul… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama to host European Council president next month
WASHINGTON (AP) ” President Barack Obama will host European Council President Donald Tusk at the White House next month.The White House says the two will review a range of issues, including Ukraine, Russia, a pending trade deal… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN talks as ceasefire takes hold
THE UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session last night to discuss the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ukrainian POWs comb ruins of Donetsk airport for dead comrades (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel fighters with Kalashnikovs watched over a dust-covered group of captured Ukrainian soldiers as they searched with their hands through the apocalyptic jumble of smashed concrete and twisted metal that is Donetsk airport. …read more Source: The West...
Eight Spanish combatants arrested after returning from Ukraine (AFP)
Madrid (AFP) – Police on Friday arrested eight Spaniards who they said had returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, sources close to the investigation said. …read more Source: The West...
UN to discuss Ukraine on anniversary of Crimea annexation (AFP)
Artemivsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Friday was to hold an emergency session on the fragile truce in Ukraine, a year to the day since Russian troops and pro-Moscow forces began seizing ports and cities on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: The West...
8 Spaniards arrested on suspicions of fighting in Ukraine
MADRID (AP) ” Police say they have arrested eight Spaniards suspected of fighting on the pro-Russian side in eastern Ukraine.A police statement said the eight were arrested Friday morning in six different parts of Spain. The statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian pilot could ‘die within days’ in Russian jail (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The health of a hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot held in a Russian jail has deteriorated significantly and she “could die within days,” a member of the Kremlin’s human rights council said on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebels seen withdrawing heavy weapons front line
NOVOAMVROSIIVSKE, Ukraine (AP) ” Separatist fighters in east Ukraine have moved rocket launchers to a location 70 kilometers (43 miles) back from the front line with government troops in the first confirmed compliance with a cease-fire… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Reports: Ukraine says it paid $15 million for Russian gas
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz says that it has paid $15 million for another month of Russian gas after fears escalated that Moscow could cut off supplies.Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted Naftogaz’s executive, Andrei… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
