Section: Australia&NZ
US general paints grim picture of Russia relations
WASHINGTON (AP) The top U.S. commander for NATO painted Monday an increasingly grim picture of the West’s deteriorating relationship with Russia, saying Moscow is effectively working to shift its border westward into Ukraine.Gen…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine to ‘re-examine’ peace plan with rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko threatened to tear up a peace plan with pro-Russian separatist rebels Monday after they defied Kiev and held elections intended to demonstrate their independence. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko says Kiev rethinking peace deal ‘flouted by rebels’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine is rethinking its truce with rebels holding parts of the east of the country because separatist elections “violated” the agreement, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine has options left — all bad (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s government still has options after separatist elections showed its helplessness against a Russian-backed rebellion. The problem: they’re all bad. …read more Source: The West...
Europe warns Russia over Ukraine rebel poll (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Europe on Monday warned Russia to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty as Moscow turned the screws on Kiev by recognising controversial rebel polls and fighting flared in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
Kremlin backs Ukraine rebel win
RUSSIA endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine’s pro-Moscow rebel leadership after controversial polls. …read more Source: THE...
Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote
Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko has easily won an election for leadership of a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine, the vote’s organisers said on Monday. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia backs Ukrainians separatists’ election
MOSCOW (AP) Russia has backed a contentious election held by separatists in eastern Ukraine, setting the stage for renewed diplomatic tensions with the West.The Foreign Ministry said Monday that the vote in Donetsk and Luhansk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU blasts Russia over Ukraine separatist vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – EU foreign policy chiefs blasted Moscow’s recognition of separatist elections in Ukraine on Monday, saying the polls, which sought to put a legal veneer on the bloody pro-Russian rebellion, violated a peace agreement. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel leader claims victory in poll
Ukraine’s top rebel leader has accused Kiev of rejecting peace in the war-torn east of the country after claiming victory in a disputed poll. …read more Source:...
