Section: Australia&NZ
NATO says Russian convoy move ‘only deepens crisis’ (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen sharply criticised the Russian decision to advance a “so-called” aid convoy into Ukraine on Friday as a “blatant breach” of international commitments that “only deepens the crisis”. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev, West slam Russia’s convoy ‘invasion’ in east Ukraine (AFP)
Izvaryne (Ukraine) (AFP) – The West on Friday blasted Moscow for unilaterally sending a controversial aid convoy to east Ukraine’s rebel-held Lugansk in a move Kiev decried as an “invasion”. …read more Source: The West...
EU ‘deplores’ aggressive Russian convoy
THE European Union has sharply criticised Russia for a “clear violation” of the Ukrainian border after Moscow sent in a large aid convoy to the restive east. …read more Source:...
UN meeting over Russia aid convoy
THE UN Security Council, which includes Australia, was to hold emergency consultations after Russia sent an aid convoy into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine jitters send US stocks slightly lower
NEW YORK (AP) Stocks are little edging lower in early trading amid concerns of an escalation in the Ukrainian crisis after a Russian aid convoy entered the country.Investors are also looking ahead to a meeting of central bankers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Convoy a sign of invasion: Kiev
UKRAINE has accused Moscow of invading after Russia unilaterally sent the first part of its aid convoy into eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’
UKRAINE’S security chief has accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source:...
Ukraine accuses Russia of “invasion” as truck convoy moves in
Ukrainian authorities said on Friday that 90 trucks from a Russian aid convoy had crossed into Ukraine without permission, a move Ukraine’s state security chief said amounted to a “direct invasion” by Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’ over aid convoy (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s security chief on Friday accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev says rebels downed army chopper, 2 crew killed (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Kiev said on Friday that pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian air force helicopter near the eastern city of Lugansk this week, killing the two-member crew. …read more Source: The West...
