Section: Australia&NZ
Merkel says Russia sanctions remain ‘unavoidable’ (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Thursday that Europe’s goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached. …read more Source: The West...
Putin says Ukraine must remain a single political entity
MOSCOW (AP) ” Putin says Ukraine must remain a single political entity. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poll: 80 percent back Putin even as ruble falls
MOSCOW (AP) ” From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and his aggression in Ukraine has turned the country… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU summit to discuss crisis-hit Russia, economic plan (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders on Thursday will discuss tense relations with Russia and punishing sanctions imposed over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine at a summit led for the first time by Poland’s Kremlin-wary former premier Donald Tusk. …read more Source: The West...
Long-delayed Ukraine, rebel talks to go ahead
Ukraine’s pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels have agreed to hold peace talks – backed by Russia in the heat of its devastating currency crisis. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels agree to resume peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels agreed Wednesday to hold long-delayed peace talks that were backed by Russia in the heat of its devastating currency crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels to restart peace talks (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s pro-European leaders and Kremlin-backed rebels agreed Wednesday to hold long-delayed peace talks, as Russia reeled from a currency crisis and faced still more sanctions from the West. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko: Ukraine is a new, changing country
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” Ukraine’s president has urged Poland’s politicians and business people to intensify ties with his country as it reforms to follow European standards.At the start of a two-day visit to Poland on Wednesday, President… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian Mistral sailors to leave France, says shipbuilder (AFP)
Paris (AFP) – About 400 Russian sailors are returning home, French shipbuilder DCNS said Wednesday, as Paris weighs whether to deliver the Mistral-class warship to Russia amid the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Obama backs new Russian sanctions
BARACK Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia, the White House said yesterday. …read more Source: THE...
