Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine ceasefire in doubt as fresh fighting kills 28 (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine fighting kills 28 as ceasefire looms
Fighting has raged in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, as the US said Russia was still deploying heavy arms. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ceasefire looms as fresh Ukraine fighting kills 28 (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying Russia is still deploying heavy arms and Kiev warning that shelling of civilians had intensified. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine peace deal ‘in great danger’
The Ukrainian president has warned a deal to end the war in the east is in “great danger” after heavy fighting ahead of Saturday night’s ceasefire. …read more Source: Radio New...
Russia asks UN Security Council to take action on Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Russia has circulated a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council endorsing the latest cease-fire agreement on Ukraine and calling on all parties involved to carry it out.U.N. diplomats say the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US accuses Kremlin of aiding militants in assault ahead of ceasefire
Washington: The United States accused Russia on Friday of massing artillery and rocket systems around a contested town in eastern Ukraine and joining pro-Russian rebels in attacking Ukrainian forces, calling such actions a violation of the spirit of a ceasefire agreement signed just one day earlier. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US says Russia continues to deploy heavy weapons
The United States has charged that Russia is continuing to deploy heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine, before a ceasefire agreed this week goes into effect. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire welcomed after 27 dead in shelling
Twenty-seven civilians and soldiers have been killed leading up to a ceasefire to be held at midnight on Sunday in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Fighting rages in Ukraine as clock ticks down to truce
At least 27 were killed in shelling before the first test of the commitment by Kiev and pro-Russian separatists to a freshly-inked peace plan. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Violence in eastern Ukraine ahead of ceasefire deadline
At least 25 people killed as fighting continues ahead of weekend deal to demilitarize region. …read more Source: Television New...
