Section: Australia&NZ
Obama seeks last push for Ukraine peace
US President Barack Obama weighs his options before deciding whether to provide lethal assistance to Kiev. …read more Source: THE...
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit Wednesday, EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said. …read more Source: The West...
US yet to decide on arming Ukraine
US President Barack Obama says no decision has been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
EU postpones Russia sanctions to allow talks while US considers arming Ukraine
Hoping diplomacy can calm an escalating conflict in Ukraine and avert a rift with the US over whether to send arms, European foreign ministers postpone sanctions. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US could arm Ukraine in conflict with Russia
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have declared that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of the US and Europe, as they weighed the prospects of reviving an elusive peace plan to end the conflict. …read more Source:...
Obama may arm Ukraine forces
AS the deadly violence in Ukraine escalates, world leaders have united in a bid to end the fighting. …read more Source:...
Merkel says ‘peaceful order of Europe’ at stake in Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Monday that abandoning the principle of territorial integrity at the heart of the Ukraine crisis would jeopardize “the peaceful order of Europe.” …read more Source: The West...
Western leaders push Putin for summit on Ukraine
The leaders of Ukraine, Germany and France are pushing for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in eastern Ukraine.The four leaders discussed the meeting in a phone… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU ministers urge Russia to free Ukraine pilot
BRUSSELS (AP) ” European Union foreign ministers have launched a plea for Russia to free a Ukrainian air force officer who has been on hunger strike in a Russian prison.Fourteen ministers and the French ambassador on Monday held… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel, Obama split over Ukraine
BARACK Obama and Angela Merkel are trying for a public of unity despite a split over arming Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
