Section: Australia&NZ
Blast kills two at march in east Ukraine city of Kharkiv
An explosion kills two people and wounds 11 in Ukraine’s government-controlled eastern city of Kharkiv, officials say. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine says weapon pullback to begin
Ukraine will begin pulling back heavy weaponry from the front lines against Russia-backed separatist rebels. …read more Source: Television New...
Ukraine prisoner swap bolsters truce
UKRAINIAN forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town. …read more Source: THE...
Britain will not send arms to Ukraine: minister (AFP)
London (AFP) – A senior British minister ruled out sending arms to Ukraine Sunday as the United States and European nations sought ways to pressure Russia over the conflict in the ex-Soviet republic’s east. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine claims 12 cease-fire violations overnight
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukrainian officials say Russia-backed separatists violated a troubled cease-fire a dozen times during the night with artillery and rocket attacks and an attempt to storm a Ukrainian encampment.Explosions were… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters truce
139 Ukrainian soldiers have been traded for 52 separatist fighters in rare compliance with the otherwise much-violated truce. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Prisoner swap in Ukraine bolsters truce (AFP)
139 Ukrainian soldiers have been traded for 52 separatist fighters in rare compliance with the otherwise much-violated truce. …read more Source: The West...
Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘craven’, says John Kerry
United States Secretary of State John Kerry has warned of harsher sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Prisoner swap boosts Ukraine ceasefire
Ukrainian government and rebel forces have exchanged dozens of prisoners, a week after a ceasefire came into effect in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio New...
US warns of Russia sanctions over Ukraine
US Secretary of State John Kerry says President Barack Obama will soon evaluate imposing “serious sanctions” against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...



