Section: Australia&NZ
Russia denies pledge to release hunger-strike Ukrainian pilot (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Friday denied agreeing to free Nadia Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot who has been on hunger strike for two months and become a symbol of resistance at home. …read more Source: The West...
Europe levels a warning at Moscow
EUROPEAN powers yesterday warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a ceasefire deal to end the war in Ukraine was not implemented. …read more Source: THE...
Russia says it will not release key Ukrainian prisoner
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian investigators say there are no grounds to release a key Ukrainian prisoner despite claims by Ukraine’s president that she would soon be freed.In a statement posted online Friday, Russia’s Investigative Committee… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Propaganda war between Russia and the West heats up
The Kremlin has hired a horde of trolls to try to influence views of the Ukraine conflict in the West, which is struggling to respond. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine a powder keg for a great war
DESPITE peace talks, Ukraine teeters on the brink of a bigger war. As Charles Miranda reports, bigger agendas threaten to carve up Western alliances. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says 8 troops killed in past day despite peace deal
MOSCOW (AP) ” Ukraine says that eight troops have been killed and 34 wounded overnight, despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline.Vladislav Seleznyov, spokesman for the Ukrainian army general staff, said in comments… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 attackers will still face justice despite peace deal ‘amnesty’: Julie Bishop
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has hailed a “breakthrough” ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, but does not expect the deal to stymie efforts to bring the MH17 attackers to justice. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US warily eyes new peace deal for Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration is taking a wary, wait-and-see approach toward the new Ukraine peace agreement, which was reached without direct American input and while the U.S. considers whether to give defensive weapons… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Why is this man smiling? Vladimir Putin’s curious smirk at the Minsk talks
The body language said it all. Petro Poroshenko, grim and exhausted, leaned forward imploringly; Vladimir Putin, benevolent and relaxed, smiled a cryptic smile. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Putin’s bodyguard of lies is ruling Russia
THE strategy of disinformation and masquerade in Ukraine is cementing Putin’s hold on power at home. …read more Source: THE...
