Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine hands popular general tricky defence job (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko on Monday turned to the head of his frontline forces to become his new defence minister ahead of a crunch general election and high-stakes talks with Russia. …read more Source: The West...
Annual Germany-Russia forum canceled as ties cool
BERLIN (AP) An annual meeting meant to foster dialogue between Germany and Russia has been postponed indefinitely amid tension between the two countries over the conflict in Ukraine.Organizers of the St. Petersburg Dialogue said… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Moscow court puts off Ukrainian officer’s case
MOSCOW (AP) A court in Moscow has delayed hearings on a captured Ukrainian military officer’s appeal against the authorities’ decision to put her in a mental clinic for checks.The 33-year-old Nadezhda Savchenko was captured by… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
In Donetsk theatre, a refuge from Ukraine’s tragedy (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – After the bombs, the fur coats. After the air raids, the air kisses. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine sees fewer Russian troops in conflict zone
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian military officials say they have observed a reduction in the presence of Russian troops in areas at the heart of fighting between government troops and separatist rebels.Security spokesman Andriy Lysenko… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Australia PM vows to ‘shirtfront’ Putin at G20 over MH17 (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday vowed to “shirtfront”, or confront, Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit next month over the loss of Australian lives in the MH17 crash over Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Putin orders 17,000 troops to withdraw from Ukraine border
Russia’s president has ordered thousands of troops to withdraw from the Ukrainian border and return to their bases. …read more Source: ABC...
West to learn if sanctions softened Russia on Ukraine (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Western allies should learn in the next few days if their punishing sanctions on Russia have softened its stance on Ukraine enough to justify lifting the drag on Europe’s increasingly fragile economic recovery. …read more Source: The West...
Vladimir Putin orders Russian pull back from border with Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Putin pulls troops from Ukraine border
Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops to pullback from the Ukrainian border, ahead of key talks on a fragile truce in the ex-Soviet country. …read more Source:...
