Section: Australia&NZ
US tilts toward arming Ukraine as officials head to Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Obama administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russian-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies.As… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
After deadly shells, sorrow and chaos at Donetsk hospital (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Why the hospital? Why their neighbourhood? Residents of the Tekstylnyk district in east Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk have only tears and unanswered questions after a barrage of shells killed four people. …read more Source: The West...
US: Ukrainian lawmaker’s life at risk in Russian prison
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The United States says the life of a Ukrainian air force officer and elected lawmaker “hangs in the balance” after more than seven weeks of a hunger strike in a Russian prison.State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poland defends its right to consulate building in Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Poland opposes as unlawful a Russian court’s order to vacate the country’s consulate building in St. Petersburg.Tension is growing between Poland and Russia over Moscow’s role in the conflict in Ukraine. The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Which weapons does Kiev need, and what can US provide? (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The White House has signalled it may be ready to change tack and start supplying arms to Ukrainian troops battling pro-Russian separatists, but what does Kiev want — and what can Washington provide? …read more Source: The West...
Several dead and wounded after shell hits hospital in Ukraine
A shell hits a hospital in the east Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, killing and injuring several people, the city’s administration says. …read more Source: ABC...
White House rethinks Ukraine policy
RUSSIA’S refusal to back down has forced the White House to rethink its policy. …read more Source: THE...
Hospital shelled in east Ukraine as calls mount for truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Shelling at a hospital in east Ukraine killed four people on Wednesday ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry that will see possible arms supplies high on the agenda. …read more Source: The West...
Munich security meet to focus on ‘collapse of global order’ (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – The Ukraine conflict, Islamic State group jihadists and the wider “collapse of the global order” will occupy the world’s security community at an annual meeting in Germany from Friday. …read more Source: The West...
Twelve killed in east Ukraine, hospital hit (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 12 people were killed in fighting between soldiers and pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, including four civilians who died when a hospital was hit in rebel stronghold Donetsk on Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
