Section: Australia&NZ
Despite pressure, EU’s sanctions against Russia could last
PARIS (AP) ” EU sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are cutting both ways and pinching some big European companies. But economic relief isn’t likely any time soon, diplomats and analysts say: EU rules make the sanctions… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch probing what was known of risks before MH17 downing
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ” Dutch authorities are launching an investigation into what Dutch intelligence agencies knew about the risks of flying through Ukrainian airspace before Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed in July.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Crimean soccer fans loyal to their teams despite tensions
KRASNOGVARDEISKOYE, Crimea (AP) ” Crimea’s soccer fans, especially the tough and boisterous young men who frequent the games, are as devoted as ever, even as political tensions cloud the region’s teams.In the wake of Russia’s 2014… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Bus crash in eastern Ukraine kills 12 servicemen, injures 21
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine says 12 of its servicemen were killed and 21 injured when their bus collided with two heavy trucks on a snowy road.The accident occurred late Monday in eastern Ukraine, where government forces are fighting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
13 Ukraine soldiers killed in road crash in east (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with military trucks in bad weather in the war-torn east, officials said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Hollande: Russia sanctions should end ‘if Ukraine progress’ (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande said Monday that biting Western sanctions against Russia should be lifted if progress were made in resolving the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel ‘Batman’ battalion commander killed
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian security official says a prominent rebel commander in the separatist eastern region of Luhansk has been killed.A website of the separatist Luhansk People’s Republic said that Alexander Bednov, head… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Fears for children in Ukraine
MILITIA rebels in Ukraine reportedly recruiting child soldiers to fight against Russian troops and tanks. …read more Source:...
Ukraine TV lands in hot water over Russian pop songs (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – One of Ukraine’s biggest TV networks faced the threat Friday of being taken off air for filling its highly-rated New Year’s Eve show with Russian pop songs beamed live from Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honour of a 1940s anti-Soviet insurgent branded by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator whom Europe must reject. …read more Source: The West...
