Section: Australia&NZ
Kiev threatens martial law in Ukraine
PRESIDENT Poroshenko has threatened to declare martial law across Ukraine if peace talks fail to deliver a breakthrough. …read more Source: THE...
Leaders hold Ukraine peace talks as fighting surges
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in Belarus, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine and Russia begin peace summit in Minsk
Crucial four-nation talks on Ukraine begin in the Belarus capital of Minsk, as Ukraine’s president says the conflict will spin “out of control” if there is no de-escalation or ceasefire. …read more Source: ABC...
Leaders arrive in Minsk for Ukraine ultimatum
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France have arrived in Minsk for a crunch peace summit aimed at ending 10 months of conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin and Poroshenko shake hands: Russian television (AFP)
Minsk (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday briefly shook hands at the start of crunch peace talks in Minsk, in footage shown live on Russian state television. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine peace talks begin, overshadowed by fighting
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine began peace talks in Belarus, while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
While you were sleeping
Some of the worst fighting has occurred in the Ukraine conflict, with the Kiev army reporting 19 losses as the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit. …read more Source:...
Separatists launch Ukraine attacks as leaders meet in Belarus
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine gathered for a peace summit in Belarus on Wednesday (Thursday NZT), while in Ukraine pro-Moscow separatists tightened the pressure on Kiev by launching some of the war’s worst fighting. …read more Source:...
Key sticking points in Ukraine peace talks: borders/buffers
MOSCOW (AP) ” Significant differences remain between Ukraine and Russia as their leaders gather for crucial talks that aim to end the fighting between the Russian-backed separatists and government forces that has torn up eastern Ukraine.German… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US army to start training Ukrainian troops, commander says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” A top U.S. military commander in Europe says the U.S military is to train Ukrainian soldiers who are battling Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.U.S. Army Europe Commander Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
