Section: Australia&NZ
Polish leader sees temptation for Putin in Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Poland’s foreign minister says he sees a temptation for Russia to create a land bridge to Crimea because it is having trouble managing the peninsula, which isn’t connected to the Russian mainland.Radek Sikorski… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Diplomats say EU has decided on new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) Diplomats say EU has decided on new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU agrees to introduce new sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) Diplomats say the European Union has decided on new sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.Three diplomats in Brussels say the ambassadors of the 28-nation bloc agreed Thursday that the sanctions would… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian gas supplies to Poland drop further
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Poland’s gas monopoly says that Russian natural gas deliveries dropped by 45 percent on Wednesday, the third day of decreases amid concern Moscow is piling on political pressure over the crisis in Ukraine.The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian and American astronauts return to Earth (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut returned to Earth on Thursday after spending more than six months working together aboard the International Space Station, as tensions between their countries soared over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
US backs efforts to stop sale of French warships to Russia
The United States has thrown its weight behind efforts to ensure that the sale of two French warships to Russia, the first of which has been delayed due to international concerns about the Ukraine crisis, is called off permanently. …read more Source: ABC...
EU delays sanctions talks as Russia withdraws in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has pledged greater autonomy for the separatist east but says that would not compromise Kiev’s control. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Heroes no longer dying:Poroshenko
UKRAINE’S President Petro Poroshenko says the situation in the war-torn east has changed dramatically since a truce was signed last week. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine says Russia withdrawing, EU delays sanctions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has pledged greater autonomy for the separatist east but says that would not compromise Kiev’s control. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Tony Abbott plans visit to Ukraine and promises to send military equipment: Petro Poroshenko
Prime Minister Tony Abbot is planning to visit Ukraine, according to the country’s president. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
