Section: Australia&NZ
Russian crooner sings in Ukraine with rebel leader
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) In defiance of Ukraine, a revered Soviet-era crooner has traveled from Russia to the rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine to perform in support of separatists fighting the Ukrainian government.Ukraine had warned… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-Europe parties lead Ukraine poll
Pro-European parties look to have swept Ukraine’s first parliamentary vote since the revolution that toppled Viktor Yanukovych’s Government in February.While yesterday’s election leaves President Petro Poroshenko in a weaker position… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine leader wins pro-West mandate as fighting continues in Donetsk
Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and steer the country further out of Russia’s orbit into Europe’s mainstream. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine election endorses leader
PRO-WESTERN parties will dominate Ukraine’s parliament after President Petro Poroshenko’s bloc was on track to win the election. …read more Source: THE...
Supporters of peace process won Ukraine elections: Moscow (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Parties backing a peace process to end the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine won a clear victory at Sunday’s parliamentary polls, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
German business confidence drops for 6th month
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Business confidence in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has dropped for a sixth consecutive month as concerns over the turmoil in Ukraine and elsewhere continue to take their toll.The Ifo institute said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Pro-European parties lead Ukraine poll
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) With almost one-third of votes counted, two allied pro-European parties in Ukraine that ran on a platform to enact radical reforms have taken a joint lead in a parliamentary election.Partial figures early Monday… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko seeks coalition
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko plans to start talks on forming a coalition government after exit polls showed his bloc emerge strongest in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. …read more...
Exit polls in Ukraine election show win for pro-Western blocs
Under the cloud of a bitter war in their nation’s east, Ukrainians elected the most pro-European parliament in their country’s 23-year-old history, firmly backing an effort to steer their nation away from Russia’s orbit. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine votes for pro-West parties
Voters in Ukraine have endorsed President Petro Poroshenko’s bid to steer away from Russia onto a pro-Western course. …read more Source:...
