Section: Australia&NZ
PM slams Russia on Ukraine ‘invasion’
UPDATE: TONY Abbott says if reports of Russian forces fighting in the Ukraine are true, “that is an invasion and it is utterly reprehensible”. …read more Source:...
US openly accuses Russia of sending combat troops to Ukraine
The United States on Thursday openly accused Russia of sending combat forces into Ukraine and threatened to tighten economic sanctions, but Washington stopped short of calling Moscow’s intensified support for separatist forces an invasion. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russia replies to Canada’s colorful map tweet
TORONTO (AP) It began with Canada tweeting some not-so-friendly travel tips for the Russian military: a map showing Russia and labeling Ukraine as “not Russia.”That opening shot was enough to launch a Twitter war of words and… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia ‘has invaded’ Ukraine
OBAMA says the US won’t intervene militarily in Ukraine as Nato confirms at least 1000 Russian soldiers are inside the country. …read more Source: THE...
A look at US, European sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is suggesting the possibility of more sanctions on Russia with Russian tanks apparently crossing into southeastern Ukraine.The sanctions imposed so far have not deterred Russia, but uncertainty… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama rules out US military action in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama is ruling out the possibility that the U.S. will take military action to address growing violence in Ukraine.Obama says the U.S. will stand firm with its allies to address the conflict in… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Faced with new Russian threats in Ukraine, Obama says US will not take military action
WASHINGTON (AP) Faced with new Russian threats in Ukraine, Obama says US will not take military action. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Obama says Russia is responsible for violence in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) Obama says Russia is responsible for violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine conflict weighs on markets; Retailers fall
U.S. stock indexes edged lower in afternoon trading Thursday, on track for their first loss this week. The slide began early on as the escalating conflict in Ukraine and a batch of disappointing earnings and profit outlooks from retailers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian troops ‘directly involved’ in Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and the West said Thursday that Russian troops were actively involved in the fighting tearing apart the east of the country, raising fears of a direct military confrontation between Kiev and its former Soviet master. …read more Source: The West...
