Section: Australia&NZ
Kerry, Lavrov to meet Thursday on Ukraine, Mideast (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at an OSCE meeting on Thursday in Basel, Switzerland, a US official said, with topics set to include Ukraine and the Middle East. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says pro-Russia rebels violating latest truce (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Wednesday accused pro-Russian fighters of violating a truce at a key airport battlefield in rebel-held Donetsk just hours after it was agreed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of violating Donetsk truce (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s military on Wednesday accused pro-Russian fighters of violating a truce at an airport in rebel-held Donetsk that had been the focus of fighting for months. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine says nuclear plant fault cuts power
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Ukraine’s energy minister says a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of country has cut power production but insists it poses no danger.Volodymr Demchishin said Wednesday that a short circuit… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian ruble extends losses
MOSCOW (AP) ” The Russian ruble has extended a week of decline, fueled by low oil prices and Western sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine’s crisis.The ruble traded 1.7 percent lower at 54.8 against the U.S. dollar on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Foreigners in Ukraine parliament
Ukraine has handed foreigners top posts in a new reformist government it says is aimed at rooting out endemic corruption. …read more Source:...
Ukraine hands foreigners government posts
A US citizen is among several foreigners appointed to top posts in a new Ukrainian reformist government. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin, oil, rouble all headed for 63 – or why Russia is shrugging off sanctions
Despite a worsening economy, Russians are laughing off Western sanctions aimed at getting Russia to change course on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
NATO ministers boost support for Ukraine (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO foreign ministers approved fresh support for Ukraine and condemned Russia Tuesday for backing pro-Moscow rebels as the alliance signed off on its new training mission in Afghanistan. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, Russian rebels reach airport truce
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to a truce at Donetsk airport – ground zero in a war that has killed more than 4000 people. …read more Source:...
