Section: Australia&NZ
The defenders of Mariupol await their fate and the ‘Russians’ (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Will the Russians come today or tomorrow?” That is what the men defending the southeastern port of Mariupol were thinking as world leaders sat down Thursday to hammer out a ceasefire to end months of bloody conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
NATO summit: a medal for Julie Bishop and promises for more help for Ukraine
Foreign minister Julie Bishop has been presented with a rare ‘order of merit’ medal from Holland on the sidelines of the NATO summit for her diplomatic work in the aftermath of the crash of MH17. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Bishop expects tougher Russia sanctions (AAP)
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says unless there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine soon Russia can expect to face tougher economic sanctions. …read more Source: The West...
Bishop expects tougher Russia sanctions
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says unless there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine soon Russia can expect to face tougher economic sanctions. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukrainian President and pro-Russia rebel leader both say they will order ceasefires
Breakthrough in talks could see a ceasefire on Friday, if an agreement is signed for a peace plan to end the five-month war. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine: Truce will be signed soon
UKRAINIAN President Petro Poroshenko says a ceasefire plan aimed at ending a five-month conflict in the country will be signed by the weekend. …read more Source:...
Strong explosions near key Ukraine port city of Mariupol (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – Strong explosions rocked the outskirts of the key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Thursday as Kiev’s forces battled pro-Moscow rebels, AFP correspondents said. …read more Source: The West...
Scepticism greets Putin’s Ukraine ceasefire plan (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s surprise announcement of a ceasefire plan for Ukraine has been greeted with widespread scepticism, with suspicions still running deep in Kiev and the West over Moscow’s true motives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko meets Western leaders before NATO summit
President Petro Poroshenko held talks with US President Barack Obama and other Western leaders on Thursday on the conflict with pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine ahead of the start of a NATO summit. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia: Ukraine’s NATO ambitions threaten talks
MOSCOW (AP) Russia’s foreign minister has warned that Ukraine’s NATO ambitions are threatening to derail peace talks in eastern Ukraine.Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they are working on a deal to halt months of fighting in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
