Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine poised to pull back arms while US, Russia trade barbs (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s army awaited orders to pull back weapons from the frontline Thursday as a shaky truce settled, while the United States and Russia traded blame for delays in the peace plan. …read more Source: The West...
German consumer confidence at 13-year high despite crises
BERLIN (AP) ” A closely watched survey shows German consumers are increasingly optimistic despite the crisis in Ukraine and Greece’s fiscal woes, in large part because their disposable incomes have increased as energy prices have… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons. …read more Source: Television New...
Russian FM: Ukraine’s demand of full cease-fire ‘ridiculous’
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Russia’s foreign minister is sharply criticizing Ukraine’s insistence that it won’t begin pulling back heavy weapons in its fight against separatists in the east until the rebels fully observe a cease-fire.Sergey… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
West sanctions threat shows ‘unwillingness’ in Ukraine truce (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Thursday called Western threats of fresh sanctions against Moscow evidence that Washington and Brussels are not working for the success of a troubled truce in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine devalues already near-dead currency
Ukraine came under greater economic pressure after unexpectedly banning most currency trading and then abruptly reversing course, wreaking havoc on the hryvnia, just as a truce in the east took hold on Wednesday, local time, with no combat fatalities reported. …read more Source:...
Kerry hints Russia sanctions decision could come soon
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, local time, additional sanctions against Russia are “teed up” should events in eastern Ukraine warrant them, and he suggested a decision may come soon. …read more Source:...
Putin pressures Ukraine, ignores sanction threat
Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked “genocide” in accusing Ukraine of cutting natural gas flows to areas mired in a separatist conflict as the European Union and the US warned of more sanctions if the crisis escalates. …read more Source:...
US says still no compliance with Ukraine ceasefire
Russia and pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine remain far from meeting the terms of a tattered ceasefire deal, US secretary of state John Kerry says. …read more Source: ABC...
Rebels have Ukraine port city in their sights
A build-up and attacks on Ukrainian army positions near the port city of Mariupol have exasperated the EU and US. …read more Source:...
