Section: Australia&NZ
US tells Russia not to ‘isolate’ itself as West seeks Ukraine solution (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Thursday not to isolate itself “through its own actions” as top diplomats grappled with elusive peace efforts in Ukraine but Moscow lashed out at biting sanctions. …read more Source: The West...
US calls on Russia to calm turbulence in Ukraine
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia could rebuild its relations with the West if it simply helps calm the violence on its border with eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists are fighting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine calls for real truce in Donetsk (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stressed Thursday the need for a real ceasefire for eastern Ukraine, and not just the “hybrid” version currently in tatters. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev calls for real truce in Donetsk (AFP)
Basel (Switzerland) (AFP) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stressed Thursday the need for a real ceasefire for eastern Ukraine, and not just the “hybrid” version currently in tatters. …read more Source: The West...
Putin defends Russia’s foreign policy
MOSCOW (AP) ” Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the Kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy, saying the actions are necessary for his country’s survival.Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in March and was later accused… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
70 rebel attacks in east Ukraine: military (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – The Ukraine military reported Thursday more than 70 rebel attacks on its positions in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: The West...
Russia on alert amid new Crimea crisis
RUSSIAN tanks have spilt into the streets of Grozny and Moscow’s airspace appears to have been closed after a fresh outbreak of violence in occupied Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukraine airport ceasefire holds
Bursts of exploding shells have echoed across the Ukrainian rebel-held city of Donetsk but a ceasefire at the airport appears to be holding. …read more Source:...
Ukraine gets 500M euro loan from EU
The European Union has released 500 million euros (NZ$814 million) in loans to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine energy minister says ‘no threat’ from accident at Europe’s largest nuclear plant
An accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine poses no danger, Ukrainian energy authorities said on Wednesday, an assessment later corroborated by the French nuclear institute IRSN. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
