Section: Australia&NZ
IMF: Ukraine may need another bailout due to war
BRUSSELS (AP) The International Monetary Fund says Ukraine will need billions of dollars in additional support if the fighting between the military and Russian-backed separatists in the country’s east persists.In its first in-depth… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
At least half a million displaced by Ukraine conflict: UN (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, warning that the spiralling crisis could could “destabilise the whole region”. …read more Source: The West...
Putin’s aide confirms ‘2 weeks to Kiev’ remark
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) A Russian official is complaining that EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso breached confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kiev in two weeks if it wished.Yuri… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
‘I can take Kiev in two weeks’, Russia’s Vladimir Putin warns NATO leaders
Vladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders that his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks ahead of a NATO announcement of a 4000-strong rapid deployment force. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
‘I can take Kiev in two weeks’, Vladimir Putin warns NATO leaders
Vladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders that his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks ahead of a NATO announcement of a 4000-strong rapid deployment force. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Great war has begun, says Ukraine
Pressed by Russia to declare a ceasefire with separatists, Ukraine instead says a new great war has begun in Europe. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine warns of ‘a great war’
AS talks begin between Kiev and Moscow in Minsk, Ukraine warns that ‘tens of thousands’ may die in the ‘great war’ on its doorstep. …read more Source: THE...
‘Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers’ sent to Ukraine say rights groups (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, rights groups told AFP on Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine defence minister warns of ‘great war’ with Russia (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s defence minister warned on Monday that a “great war” had broken out with Russia over his country’s future that could claim tens of thousands of lives. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainians pull back from airport as President Poroshenko slams Russia
Ukraine’s military said on Monday it had pulled its forces back from defending a vital airport in the east against Russian tanks, as President Petro Poroshenko accused Moscow of “direct and open aggression”. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
