Section: Australia&NZ
Putin: Extremist groups could threaten Russia
MOSCOW (AP) ” President Vladimir Putin is warning that extremist groups being manipulated from abroad could try to destabilize Russia, a statement that comes amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.While Putin didn’t name any specific… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine, Poland, Moldova meet to talk about Russia
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) ” The leaders of Ukraine, Poland and Moldova have met over concerns about Russian influence in separatist eastern Ukraine and fears that Russia may seek to meddle in Moldova’s general election.The three countries’… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a ceasefire came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags on. …read more Source: The West...
Almost 1,000 killed in Ukraine since September truce: UN (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in conflict-torn Ukraine since a tattered truce was signed in September while the number of people displaced has nearly doubled, the United Nations said Thursday. …read more Source: The West...
UN says killings, displacement rise in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) ” United Nations human rights investigators say the number of killings and people displaced by fighting in Ukraine continues to rise despite the Sept. 5 announcement of a cease-fire.A new report by the U.N. monitoring… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
No regrets for protesters who sparked Ukraine revolution (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – When Igor Romanenko’s friend suggested heading to a gathering on Kiev’s Independence Square a year ago Friday, he had no idea he was about to witness the birth of a movement that would change his country forever. …read more Source: The West...
Mr Putin: Your tanks look like this
IN the face of blatant lies by Russia that its forces are not fighting in Ukraine, Britain has issued President Putin a crash-course on how to spot his own tanks. …read more Source:...
Obama aide: US should look at Ukraine military aid
WASHINGTON (AP) ” A senior aide of President Barack Obama says he believes the U.S. should consider giving Ukraine lethal, defensive military assistance to get Russia to think twice about its destabilizing behavior.Tony Blinken,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia urges Ukraine not to join NATO (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday called for Ukraine to stay out of the NATO alliance, insisting that a “non-aligned status” was in the interests of the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel leader Plotnitsky challenges president to duel (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – A rebel leader in east Ukraine on Wednesday challenged President Petro Poroshenko to a duel, claiming it could bring peace to the war-torn region. …read more Source: The West...
