Section: Australia&NZ
Who’s behind Christmas tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?
PARIS (AP) ” Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has a Christmas tree this year thanks to an unusual patron: the Russian government.Amid high tensions between Russia and the West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Banking system shut down in east Ukraine
Cash machines have stopped working in rebel-held east Ukraine and businesses are no longer accepting credit cards. …read more Source:...
Pro-Western Ukraine parliament holds first session
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month that ushered in a spate of pro-Western parties.Elected deputies swore their oath Thursday during an inauguration ceremony presided… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia’s ‘ambiguous warfare’ tactics
When Russians crossed the border to fight with rebels in eastern Ukraine earlier this year, Moscow said the soldiers had not been deployed but had gone on their own vacation time. …read more Source:...
NATO says Russia could exert control over the Black Sea
NATO’s top military commander warns Russian militarisation of the annexed Crimea Peninsula could be used to exert control over the whole Black Sea. …read more Source: ABC...
Congo detains 6 UN peacekeepers
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) ” A provincial governor says that six members of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo have been detained after Congolese military uniforms were found in their luggage.The Ukrainian troops were detained after… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Banking system shut down in rebel-held east Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Cash machines stopped working in rebel-held east Ukraine on Wednesday and businesses no longer accepted credit cards after the authorities in Kiev moved to shut down the banking system. …read more Source: The West...
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO’s top military commander said Wednesday he was “very concerned” that Russia’s military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks across the whole Black Sea region. …read more Source: The West...
NATO concerned by Russian forces in Crimea
NATO’s top military commander said during a visit to Kiev on Wednesday (Thursday NZT) that Russian forces were still operating in eastern?Ukraine, providing the “backbone” to separatist rebels fighting government forces. …read more Source:...
NATO leader in Ukraine for ‘high-level’ talks
NATO’s top military commander heads to Ukraine for high-level talks as fighting continues between government forces and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
