Section: Australia&NZ
Investigators confirm missile that shot MH17 was Russian-owned
The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. …read more Source: Radio New...
FREEDOM TO OLEG SENTSOV, FREEDOM FOR ALL: KREMLIN’S PRISONER OLEG SENTSOV BEGINS A HUNGER STRIKE – ВОЛЮ ОЛЕГУ СЕНЦОВУ‚ ВОЛЮ УСІМ: КРЕМЛІВСЬКИЙ В’ЯЗЕНЬ ОЛЕГ СЕНЦОВ РОЗПОЧАВ ПРОТЕСТ ГОЛОДУВАННЯМ
On May 14, 2018, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov imprisoned in the Russian Federation began a hunger strike. Who is Oleg Sentsov and why is he imprisoned in Russia?The Ukrainian filmmaker and activist Oleg Sentsov was arrested by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) in his house in Simferopol on May 11th 2014 and brought...
Ukraine paid Trump lawyer Cohen to arrange White House talks: BBC
Michael Cohen received a secret payment to arrange talks between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last year, the BBC reported. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Trump lawyer ‘paid by Ukraine’ to arrange White House talks
Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump, according to sources in Kiev close to those involved. …read more Source: Radio New...
US tech firm: Possible cyberattack on Ukraine being prepared
LONDON (AP) — U.S. tech company Cisco says that hundreds of thousands of routers have been compromised in preparation for what could be a major cyberattack against Ukraine.Ukraine’s Cyberpolice says in a statement that it was possible… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine: Grenade explosion on bus kills 1 teen, wounds 3
MOSCOW (AP) — Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say an accidental grenade explosion on a bus has killed one teenager and wounded three others.Rebel military spokesman Ruslan Yakubov said in a statement carried by the Donetsk… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine covers up logos of Champions League sponsor Gazprom
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Gazprom is a major Champions League sponsor but don’t expect to see its logo on the streets of Kiev.Ahead of the final on Saturday, the presence of Russia’s state gas company angered some Ukrainians, so the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Putin says gas may keep going via Ukraine
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):3:25 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
The Latest: Putin: Gas shipments via Ukraine may continue
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Latest on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s trip to Russia (all times local):4:25 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says that gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine may continue even after the launch of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel to meet Putin for talks on Syria, Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine.Merkel’s trip Friday to the Black Sea resort of Sochi is her first visit to Russia in a… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
