Section: Australia&NZ
British troops to be sent to Ukraine
BRITISH troops are to be deployed to Ukraine to support government-backed soldiers in their battle with pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: THE...
Report: Cluster bombs have been used in Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW (AP) ” Illegal weapons such as cluster bombs have been used in the Ukraine conflict, Amnesty International said Wednesday while also criticizing both sides in the fighting for the high number of civilian deaths.”Taking into… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Red Cross warns against ‘politicising humanitarian aid’ for Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross spoke out Tuesday against “politicising” the issue of humanitarian assistance for war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Estonia shows off NATO ties at celebrations on Russian border (AFP)
Narva (Estonia) (AFP) – Estonia marked its independence day Tuesday with a military parade featuring NATO hardware and troops on its eastern border with Russia amid heightened east-west tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
British troops deployed to Ukraine
British Prime Minister David Cameron announces plans to send British military personnel to Ukraine to provide advice and training. …read more Source: Radio New...
US troops heading to Ukraine to give medical training
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A U.S. military official says the Pentagon will be deploying a small number of troops to Ukraine to provide medical training to forces there who have been battling Russian-backed separatists.Between five and 10… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine rebels fill hospital as clashes flare around Mariupol (AFP)
Novoazovsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Wounded rebel fighter Islam Alibaterov limps painfully along the corridor of the hospital in the separatist-held town of Novoazovsk in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Britain will send military personnel to help train Ukraine army
‘If we don’t stand up to Russia in the long-term it will be deeply damaging to all of us because you’ll see further destabilisation’ British PM David Cameron says. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Kerry: Russia has lied about its activities in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia has lied “to my face and the face of others on many different occasions” about its activities in Ukraine.Kerry told a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa
LONDON (AP) ” Scattered attacks in eastern Ukraine threatened a peace deal brokered by France and Germany that called on government forces and pro-Russia rebels to pull back heavy weapons.Ukrainians marked the anniversary of President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
