Section: Australia&NZ
Putin seeks deal on Ukraine
MILAN (AP) Russian leader Vladimir Putin is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and key Western leaders in an attempt to negotiate a full end to hostilities in Ukraine that could ease sanctions against Russia.Putin… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU leaders to confront Putin over gas threats (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Vladimir Putin meets his Ukrainian counterpart and EU leaders here on Friday fresh from warning he could pull the plug on crucial Russian gas supplies to Western Europe this winter. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian soldiers killed by pro-Russian rebels
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed fighting pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Putin warns Europe on gas supplies ahead of Ukraine talks (AFP)
Milan (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Europe Thursday its gas supplies could be at risk as he prepared for talks with Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko at an Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit overshadowed by the crisis. …read more Source: The West...
EU energy chief hopeful of Ukraine gas deal
BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union’s top energy official says he’s cautiously optimistic about chances of a deal to secure gas supplies this winter for Ukraine and Europe as he prepares for new talks with Kiev and Moscow.EU Energy… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin warns West not to blackmail Russia (AFP)
Belgrade (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin accused his US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile approach towards Russia, warning in a Cold War-style tirade that Moscow would not be blackmailed by the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin to meet with Western leaders on Ukraine
MILAN (AP) Russian leader Vladimir Putin is mounting a diplomatic blitz on the sidelines of a summit of European and Asian leaders in a bid to escape the worst crisis with the West since the Cold War.Putin will discuss Ukraine… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia can’t be blackmailed by West over Ukraine, Putin Warns Obama
It’s futile for the US and its allies to “blackmail” Russia over the Ukraine crisis, President Vladimir Putin said in a newspaper interview. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Obama, Ukrainian leader consult on cease-fire
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have discussed ways to effectively monitor and control the uneasy border between Russia and eastern Ukraine.Obama and Poroshenko spoke by phone on… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Femen activist convicted of exhibitionism
A Ukrainian activist belonging to topless feminist group Femen was convicted for exhibitionism by a Paris court for attacking a statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a wax museum in the capital. …read more Source:...
