Section: Australia&NZ
THE 204th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO – ВШАНУВАННЯ ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА У 204-ТУ РІЧНИЦЮ З ДНЯ НАРОДЖЕННЯ
The Ukrainian community of Victoria marks the 204th anniversary of the birth of Ukraine’s bard, Taras Shevchenko. On March we honour the immeasurable contributions of Shevchenko to Ukrainian culture and the formation of a Ukrainian national identity and national consciousness. The concert dedicated to the 204th anniversary of Taras...
ABOUT THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE AND THE NATIONAL HERO VYACHESLAV CHORNOVIL – ПРО НАЦІОНАЛЬНУ ҐВАРДІЮ УКРАЇНИ ТА ГЕРОЯ УКРАЇНИ В’ЯЧЕСЛАВА ЧОРНОВОЛА
“Carrying out responsible military tasks every day, the National Guard of Ukraine simultaneously implements the most advanced achievements in the field of defence construction. Step by step it approaches the standards of the leading countries of the world. The management and communication systems are being improved rapidly, the logistics is...
ABOUT THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE AND THE NATIONAL HERO VYACHESLAV CHORNOVIL
“Carrying out responsible military tasks every day, the National Guard of Ukraine simultaneously implements the most advanced achievements in the field of defence construction. Step by step it approaches the standards of the leading countries of the world. The management and communication systems are being improved rapidly, the logistics is...
Free trade between morality and economic might
OPINION: Last year, after coming to power, the Government quietly resumed discussions with Russia on a trade deal. Negotiations had been suspended by the previous government after Russia annexed Crimea. But according to the Prime Minister, the nerve agent attack on a Russian spy in the English town of Salisbury, ‘changes things’ and...
Ukrainian lawmaker stripped of immunity on coup charges
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament has stripped a former military pilot who became a national icon after spending time in a Russian jail of her immunity as a lawmaker on charges of plotting a military coup.In Thursday’s speech… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UKRAINE: THE WAR AND THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MS SAVCHENKO AND MR RUBAN – УКРАЇНА: ВІЙНА І ЗВИНУВАЧЕННЯ ЩОДО САВЧЕНКО І РУБАНА
A Ukrainian MP once a hero and a symbol of resistance against Russia, has been accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Verchovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). General Prosecutor Yury Lutsenko told MPs an investigation had indisputable evidence that Nadiya Savchenko planned a terror attack on parliament. He claimed Ms Savchenko had been...
Two separate inquiries will be held into the Tathra bushfire
United States: President Donald Trump has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election, a week after the US took a harder stance towards Russia, and said they would likely meet soon to discuss the arms race and crises in Ukraine,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukrainian lawmakers must leave guns outside parliament
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill requiring lawmakers to lock up their guns before entering the chamber.The bill passed Tuesday obliges lawmakers to leave weapons and explosives in lockers.The move follows… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Putin’s re-election also marks four years since he annexed Crimea
While Russian Crimeans celebrate the anniversary of Russia claiming the region, the peninsula’s ethnic people — the Tartars — say their persecution intensified around the election. …read more Source: ABC...
Ex-Trump campaign chairman asks judge to dismiss charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss some of the criminal charges he faces related to his foreign lobbying work on behalf of Ukrainian interests.In a series… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
