Section: Australia&NZ
Russia blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov blames the latest upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Kiev’s government forces who he says are “constantly” shelling towns. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine scrambles after new rebel attacks (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko was chairing an emergency security meeting Sunday to forge a response to a new offensive by pro-Russian rebels after rocket strikes on a vital government-held port killed 30 people. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine: Phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s leader says intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russian-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded the southeastern city of Mariupol and killed at least… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Rockets kills dozens in Ukraine
WORLD leaders ramped up pressure on Moscow to stop pro-Kremlin rebels from embarking on a new offensive in Ukraine after rocket fire killed at least 30 people. …read more Source: THE...
Pope’s plea to Ukraine fighters: Stop warfare, start talking
VATICAN CITY (AP) ” Pope Francis has decried the mounting civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and is appealing for fresh attempts at dialogue to end the warfare.In off-the-cuff remarks Sunday, Francis told pilgrims and tourists… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama ‘deeply concerned’ about latest violence in Ukraine
NEW DELHI (AP) ” President Barack Obama says his administration is “deeply concerned” about the latest deadly flare-up in eastern Ukraine, but he says he won’t change how he’s handling the situation.Obama says he’ll keep trying… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pressure mounts on Russia as Ukraine rebels launch bloody offensive (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – World leaders on Sunday ramped up pressure on Moscow to stop pro-Kremlin rebels from pursuing a major new Ukrainian offensive after rockets killed 30 people in a strategic government-held port. …read more Source: The West...
Russia blocks UN condemnation of shelling of Ukraine city
Russia has blocked a statement from the UN that would condemn attacks on Mariupol. …read more Source: Television New...
Russia blocks UN condemnation of shelling of Ukraine city
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ” Russia has blocked a Western-backed U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned indiscriminate shelling in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol that killed about 30 civilians and injured more… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UN sidelined again as Ukraine claims 30 dead in rebel attack on port
Russia blocks UN condemnation of Ukrainian rebel leader after shelling of Mariupol sends relations with the West to a new low. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
