Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
MILAN (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea.Pavlo Klimkin told the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
TOMOS, NATO AND WAR WITH RUSSIA – ДЕЩО ПРО ТОМОС, НАТО І ВІЙНУ РОСІЇ ПРОТИ УКРАЇНИ
The latest news from Ukraine and about Ukraine… – Деякі важливі вістки з України і про Україну… …read more Source:...
Putin says he won’t take Ukrainian leader’s calls
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that he is not taking calls from the Ukrainian leader.The long-simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine burst into open on Nov. 25 when the Russian coast guard… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Key Ukrainian church gathering slated for next week
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says local Orthodox communities will gather for a summit next week that is expected to form a new, independent Ukrainian church.The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian authorities: We thwarted ‘massive’ cyberattack
MINSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities say they’ve thwarted a huge cyberattack and are blaming Russia for the alleged digital assault as tensions between the two countries have flared.The Security Service of Ukraine said in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO toils to keep Russia out of Ukraine, in missile treaty
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and encourage it to respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear treaty.U.S. Secretary… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Ukraine seeks NATO support over Russia standoff
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Russia and Ukraine(all times local):11:15 a.m.NATO foreign ministers are meeting with Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin as the country seeks international backing for its… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine says cargo traffic resumed in Sea of Azov
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says traffic has resumed to and from its ports on the Sea of Azov following a standoff with Russia.Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said merchant ships were moving through the Kerch… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Troops sent to Russian border as tensions rise
Ukraine has begun calling up reservists and deploying troops to the border to counter what it says is the growing threat of a Russian invasion. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainian police search homes of Russian Orthodox priests
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police are stepping up pressure on Russian Orthodox priests and churches in several cities as Kiev pushes for the creation of an independent Ukrainian church.A police statement issued on Monday said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
