Section: Australia&NZ
Putin, Poroshenko discuss settlement in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine with President Petro Poroshenko and found that they “largely share views” on ways out of the crisis, Putin’s spokesman was quoted as… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Australia to open Kiev embassy and consider military assistance to Ukraine
Australia will open an embassy in Kiev and is considering providing military assistance to Ukraine, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has told Parliament.Mr Abbott said the “interim” embassy would support nine Australian Federal Police investigators who are in Ukraine investigating the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy. He said the Government...
Obama in Estonia to reassure Baltics
BARACK Obama has arrived in Estonia to make a symbolic show of solidarity with Eastern Europe in the face of a Russian-backed offensive in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin traveling to Mongolia for 5-hour visit
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin is flying to Mongolia for a working visit amid a Kremlin-backed offensive in Ukraine that has sharply raised tensions with Washington and NATO.Putin is due to arrive in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Key developments related to the Ukraine conflict
Fighting in Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine government forces has dragged on since April, a month after Russia annexed Crimea. The clashes have claimed more than 2,500 lives and displaced at least 340,000 others…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Arming Ukraine could lead to nuclear war: Lech Walesa (AFP)
Krynica (Poland) (AFP) – European military assistance to Ukraine could lead to a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, according to Poland’s iconic cold warrior and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa. …read more Source: The West...
First MH17 crash report due in next two weeks: investigators (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch air crash investigators said Tuesday an initial report into what brought down flight MH17 in Ukraine will be released “this week or the next.” …read more Source: The West...
Russia repeating Georgia and Moldova formula in Ukraine: analysts (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russia aims to employ the well-tested strategy it used to destabilise its neighbours Georgia and Moldova, and with separatists gaining ground it looks like Moscow will succeed again, analysts said. …read more Source: The West...
No military solution to Ukraine: UN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned Western powers “there is no military solution” to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine crisis displaces 500,000
FIGHTING in Ukraine has driven over half a million people from their homes, but the UN refugee agency warns it could be double that. …read more Source:...
