Section: Australia&NZ
US mulling lethal aid to Ukraine; Russian response a concern
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration is still struggling with whether to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that such a move might only escalate Russia’s military campaign there, U.S. defense leaders… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU warns of new sanctions if Ukraine peace deal collapses
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union President Donald Tusk warns that the EU will not hesitate to impose new punishment on the separatists and Russia if the latest Ukraine peace deal collapses.Tusk told the EU legislature on Wednesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin threatens Ukraine with gas cutoff
MOSCOW (AP) ” President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will cut gas supplies to Ukraine if it fails to pay in advance for future deliveries.Putin said Wednesday that Ukraine’s latest payment would only be good for another… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian court refuses to release Ukrainian prisoner
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Russian court has refused to release a Ukrainian prisoner whose fate has attracted global attention.Moscow’s City Court turned down an appeal by Nadezhda Savchenko’s lawyers, ruling Wednesday she should remain behind… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine truce appears to take hold after first day with no troops killed
A long-awaited truce took hold at last in east Ukraine on Wednesday, with the army reporting no combat fatalities for the first time in weeks, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that forced the central bank to ban most trading. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine truce appears to take hold
A long-awaited truce appeared to be taking hold at last in east Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels pulled artillery from the front, but the news did nothing to halt a currency collapse that forced the central bank to ban most trading. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukrainian military: attacks down, but not yet a cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s military says rebel violations of a cease-fire in the country’s east are persisting, but have fallen off in recent days.Military spokesman Lt. Col. Anatoliy Stelmakh told a briefing Wednesday that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russians lied to my face on Ukraine, says Kerry
John Kerry denounced Moscow’s “propaganda” over Ukraine but refused to say whether he backed sending troops. …read more Source: THE...
US: ‘Major decisions coming’ on Iran, Ukraine and Islamic State
The Obama administration is on the cusp of major decisions on Ukraine, the Islamic State and Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry told senators today, though he declined to specify the direction in which those decisions are heading. …read more Source:...
US and UK to send military training troops to Ukraine
US to provide combat medical training and UK to assist government forces. …read more Source: Television New...
