Section: Australia&NZ
Crisis-hit Russia’s top allies build ties with Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev followed his Belarussian counterpart to Ukraine on Monday as Moscow’s old allies built bridges to Europe while Russia’s financial crisis and diplomatic isolation grew. …read more Source: The West...
Belarus’ president promises help for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) ” Belarus’ authoritarian president has promised to help Ukraine as it struggles through its pro-Russia separatist insurgency and economic hardships.Ukraine’s year of crisis has been unsettling to Belarusian President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Tourism suffers in winter of EU-Russia discontent
PARIS (AP) ” Russia’s tensions with the West over Ukraine and the slump for the ruble are echoing through the French Alps ” and unfortunately for some businesses, just in time for ski season.Hoteliers, taxi drivers and ski stations… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Belarus strongman looks to revive Ukraine peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The authoritarian leader of Belarus visits Kiev on Sunday hoping to revive stalled Ukrainian peace talks he has been hosting in order to calm Europe’s volatile eastern edge. …read more Source: The West...
Russia won’t be intimidated over Crimea – Putin
Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions. read more …read more Source: Otago Daily...
Russia attacks Ukraine sanctions
RUSSIA has accused the West of fuelling unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that it says further erode the prospects of peace. …read more Source: THE...
No-one can intimidate Russia, says Vladimir Putin
Russia will not be intimidated over its actions in Ukraine and Crimea, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday (Sunday NZT) as his foreign ministry warned that it was preparing to retaliate against fresh Western sanctions. …read more Source:...
Putin says no one can ‘intimidate or isolate’ Russia (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin said Saturday no country can “intimidate” or “isolate” Russia, after the West imposed new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Russia brands new sanctions roadblock to Ukraine peace (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Russia accused the West on Saturday of fuelling unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that further erode the prospects of peace talks to end the separatist war. …read more Source: The West...
Russia says new US, Canada sanctions will fuel Ukraine unrest (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The latest round of Ukraine-related sanctions by the United States and Canada hamper efforts to resolve the conflict, Russia’s foreign ministry said Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
