Section: Australia&NZ
The Latest: Ukraine Orthodox OKs break with Russian church
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on the split between Orthodox Churches in Ukraine and Russia (all times local):6:25 p.m.Ukrainian Orthodox leaders say they have approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian fighter jet crashes on landing, pilot is killed
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s military says a Ukrainian air force pilot has died when his Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed while attempting to land at a base in the northern region of Zhytomyr.The Ukrainian General Staff wrote on its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two farther apart.President Petro… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Israeli ambassador bemoans glorification of Ukrainian leader
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine has sharply criticized local legislators’ move to honor a Ukrainian nationalist leader.Ambassador Joel Lion said on Facebook that he was “shocked’ to see the regional legislature… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of official pressure on Moscow-appointed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU leaders agree to prolong Russia sanctions over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official says EU leaders have agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia over its destabilization of Ukraine.The measures targeting Russia’s economy were due to expire next month, but… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UKRAINE: THANK YOU, LITHUANIA! – УКРАЇНА: ДЯКУЄМО ТОБІ, ЛИТВО!
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė emphasize the need to introduce new tough sanctions against Russia as the aggressor country. The primary issue of talks between President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė is a joint, coordinated repel of...
EU slaps sanctions on breakaway Ukraine officials
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is slapping sanctions on nine more people over “illegal” elections in eastern Ukraine last month, while it weighs how to help Kiev in its Black Sea standoff with Russia.EU foreign ministers on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blockading Kerch Strait
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine is accusing Russia of keeping up the blockade of the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov.The Ukrainian Border Guard Service said Friday that more than 140 ships were stuck on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pentagon reveals US observation flight over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a U.S. Air Force plane flew a special observation flight over Ukraine in a show of solidarity after Ukraine’s naval confrontation with Russia.In a statement, the Pentagon called it an “extraordinary”… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
