Section: Australia&NZ
Bellingcat: 9 Russian officers directed Ukraine attack
MOSCOW (AP) — The Bellingcat investigative group says that it has identified nine Russian officers who allegedly were directly involved in the rocket attack on an eastern Ukrainian city that killed at least 30 civilians.The group,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EUROVISION 2018: MELOVIN FROM UKRAINE – ЄВРОБАЧЕННЯ-2018: МЕЛВІН ІЗ УКРАЇНИ
MELOVIN to represent Ukraine in the 2018 Eurovisio Song Contest in Lisbon after winning the national selection. Melovin, Kostyantyn Bocharov, from Odessa, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence after winning season six of X-Factor Ukraine. Ukrainian singer says he is actively engaged in preparations and rehearsals for...
UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY AND EUROVISION 2018 – УКРАЇНСЬКА СПІЛЬНОТА ТА “ЄВРОБАЧЕННЯ-2018”
With the Eurovision Song Contest just over weeks away it’s party time for song contest fans from the Ukrainian community in Australia. Eurovision begins in Lisbon on May 9th. Jessica Mauboy from Australia and Melovin from Ukraine will be at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. – Пісенний конкурс “Євробачення-2018» уже на порозі...
ONE NATION – ONE CHURCH – ОДНА НАЦІЯ – ОДНА ЦЕРКВА
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko informed the NSDC members of the course of negotiations with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the initiative to grant the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. “You see that this initiative has been actively supported in the world – our Ukrainian Diaspora, political figures, church...
THE WAR, THE UKRAINIAN CHURCHES AND NATO – ВІЙНА, ЦЕРКВИ І НАТО
More than 40 countries agreed to take part in a peacekeeping operation in the east of Ukraine to establish peace, restore sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as stated by President Petro Poroshenko. When Russia-backed separatists seized control of Crimea in 2014, they took control of key military and government sites on the...
UKRAINE AND GERMANY, THE WAR AND PEACEKEEPERS – УКРАЇНА І НІМЕЧЧИНА, ВІЙНА І МИРОТВОРЦІ
Ukraine hopes for the support of the joint proposal of our country, Germany, France and USA on the introduction of peacekeepers under the auspices of the UN in the occupied part of the Donbas. It was stated by President Petro Poroshenko during the joint briefing with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel following the bilateral meeting. –...
In Kiev, borscht, Maidan and a side trip to Chernobyl
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital city, Kiev, has remained a vibrant, engaging place to visit despite years of political upheaval and economic turmoil.For travelers, its food and culture rival the best of Europe at a fraction… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany’s Merkel seeks to assure Ukraine on Russian gas link
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is promising to consider the impact of a new Russian-German gas pipeline on Ukraine as plans progress.The Nord Stream 2 pipeline would pump Russian gas to Germany beneath the Baltic… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UKRAINE: THE WAR, NEWSPOLL AND EASTER – УКРАЇНА: ВІЙНА, ОПИТУВАННЯ ГРОМАДСЬКОЇ ДУМКИ І ВЕЛИКДЕНЬ
In response to a cynical chemical attack in Salisbury (UK), Ukraine, in a spirit of solidarity with British partners and transatlantic allies, as well as in coordination with EU countries, decided to expel 13 of the remaining few Russian diplomats from the Ukrainian territory. – Україна опісля отруєння у Великій Британії, у знак...
AUSTRALIA: THE 2018 PETRO JACYK INTERNATIONAL UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE COMPETITION – АВСТРАЛІЯ: МІЖНАРОДНИЙ КОНКУРС З УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОВИ ІМЕНІ П. ЯЦИКА У 2018-МУ РОЦІ
SBS interview with the Chairwoman Dr Yana Ostapenko from the Ukrainian Education Council of Australia. The Competition is open to all children and young people in Australia, whether or not they are enrolled in a formal Ukrainian-language course at a school or university – age of participants between 9 and 21. The goal of the competition is...
