Section: Australia&NZ
‘Thousands die’ as truce collapses
WORLD leaders are scrambling to salvage the ceasefire in Ukraine as pro-Putin rebels claim to have killed thousands of troops. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine clashes ‘deeply trouble’ US
The US says it is “deeply troubled” by reports of fighting in eastern Ukraine despite the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday. …read more Source: Radio New...
Ukraine’s peacekeeping plan is a sham, and a shame
OPINION: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has just performed a sharp about-face: after months of rejecting the idea, he is now calling for United Nations peacekeepers to separate the sides in eastern Ukraine. A UN force really could help secure the country’s dysfunctional truce. It’s a shame that Poroshenko’s proposal is...
Russia starts sending gas to east Ukraine rebel zone (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia’s Gazprom on Thursday started supplying gas directly to the rebel-controlled area in east Ukraine after pro-Moscow separatist leaders said Kiev had cut supplies, the company’s chief said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian troops captured
More than 90 Ukrainian troops have been captured and 82 are still missing after pro-Russian rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian forces forced to retreat as fighting rages
Fighting raged in parts of east Ukraine on Thursday (Friday NZT) despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. …read more Source:...
Leaders renew backing of tattered Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia on Thursday pledged renewed support for a tattered ceasefire in eastern Ukraine despite violations — including the storming of a key town by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting rages in east Ukraine despite bid to revive truce
Fighting raged in parts of east Ukraine despite European efforts to resurrect a stillborn ceasefire, a day after pro-Russian separatists spurned the truce by forcing thousands of government troops out of a strategic town. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Ukraine finance chief: West, IMF won’t flag in bailout aid
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s finance minister rejects the idea that international bailout lenders’ efforts to help Greece might restrict their ability to support Ukraine in coming years.The International Monetary Fund last week… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Plea for monitors
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for an international peacekeeping mission in his nation’s war-torn east, a stark admission that his nation can no longer fend off pro-Russian rebels after a major battlefield defeat.Any… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
