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      Poroshenko hails Ukraine ‘warriors’ freed by rebels (AFP)
      Dec27

      Poroshenko hails Ukraine ‘warriors’ freed by rebels (AFP)

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 19:40 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday welcomed home as heroes 145 soldiers freed by pro-Russian rebels during the largest prisoner swap of the eight-month separatist war. …read more Source: The West...

      Ukraine secures cheap Russian coal and power supplies (AFP)
      Dec27

      Ukraine secures cheap Russian coal and power supplies (AFP)

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 18:41 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kiev (AFP) – Moscow promised on Saturday to resume shipping coal and provide electricity to Ukraine for the first time in three years despite Kiev’s failure to guarantee energy supplies to Russian-occupied Crimea. …read more Source: The West...

      ‘Welcome to the media war’: Ukraine moves to counter Russian spin (AFP)
      Dec27

      ‘Welcome to the media war’: Ukraine moves to counter Russian spin (AFP)

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 17:26 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Debaltseve (Ukraine) (AFP) – Donning bullet-proof jackets, a score of foreign journalists clamber aboard an armoured vehicle headed for Ukraine’s front line as Kiev flexes muscle in the propaganda war with Russia. …read more Source: The West...

      Ukraine says Crimea transport halt temporary
      Dec27

      Ukraine says Crimea transport halt temporary

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 15:10 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” A Ukrainian security official says suspension of transport connections with Crimea is expected to be only a temporary measure.Ukraine on Friday blocked rail and bus travel between the mainland and the peninsula… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Ukraine and rebels swap captives
      Dec27

      Ukraine and rebels swap captives

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 14:55 (EET) Section: NEWS.com.au (Australia)

      HUNDREDS of prisoners are set to be swapped as part of a new peace push between the Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...

      Woman who bared breasts in Vatican square is freed
      Dec27

      Woman who bared breasts in Vatican square is freed

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 14:55 (EET) Section: The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)

      VATICAN CITY (AP) ” The Holy See has released a Ukrainian activist who bared her breasts in St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day and snatched the statue of Baby Jesus from the Vatican’s outdoor Nativity scene.Vatican spokesman the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...

      Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap hundreds of prisoners
      Dec27

      Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap hundreds of prisoners

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 12:56 (EET) Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

      Ukrainian authorities and separatists have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war following peace talks in Minsk. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

      Hundreds of prisoners exchanged in Ukraine
      Dec27

      Hundreds of prisoners exchanged in Ukraine

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 11:26 (EET) Section: Radio New Zealand National (New Zealand)

      Ukrainian authorities and separatist rebels have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war as part of a 12-point plan aimed at ending the pro-Russian uprising. …read more Source: Radio New...

      Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap POWs
      Dec27

      Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap POWs

      Saturday, December 27 , 2014 - 4:12 (EET) Section: The Australian (Australia)

      UKRAINIAN authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchange nearly 370 prisoners in a major step toward easing hostilities. …read more Source: THE...

      Prisoners swapped in dark of Ukraine frontline (AFP)
      Dec26

      Prisoners swapped in dark of Ukraine frontline (AFP)

      Friday, December 26 , 2014 - 23:11 (EET) Section: The West Australian (Australia)

      Kostyantynivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – The two warring sides lined up the prisoners some 100 metres apart on an isolated stretch of highway in the no-man’s land between their frontlines. …read more Source: The West...