Section: Australia&NZ
US, NATO condemn Russia’s ‘destabilisation’ attempts in Ukraine
The United States is urging Russia to stop its “extremely dangerous and provocative” attempts to destabilise Ukraine where tensions have soared in the past 24 hours.The warning comes hours after Ukraine said its forces attacked and partly destroyed a Russian armoured column that entered its territory.The Russian government denied its...
Russian Ukraine ‘incursion’ raises fears
Tensions are soaring after Ukraine said it destroyed part of Russian armoured column that crossed the border, even as Russian denied the accusation. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russian Ukraine ‘incursion’ raises fears (AFP)
Tensions are soaring after Ukraine said it destroyed part of Russian armoured column that crossed the border, even as Russian denied the accusation. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine ‘attacks Russian tanks’
UKRAINE has said it destroyed part of a Russian armoured column on its territory in an incursion that has sent tensions rocketing. …read more Source: THE...
White House criticizes Russia over Ukraine actions
EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) The White House accused Russia on Friday of escalating its destabilizing activity in Ukraine in a way that is “extremely dangerous and provocative,” but stopped short of confirming NATO’s assertion that… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
World Cup warm-up win for Boomers
Australia’s basketballers beat Ukraine 74-65 in a World Cup warm-up event in Nice that also includes France and the Philippines. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Operation transparency for Russian aid convoy (AFP)
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (Russia) (AFP) – Two men lift the tarp of a Russian truck near the border with conflict-ridden Ukraine, showing the cargo to around 25 journalists with cameras and microphones in hand. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel urges Putin to stop sending arms, advisors to Ukraine (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the flow of military equipment, military advisers and armed personnel crossing the border with Ukraine,” in a telephone call on Friday. …read more Source: The West...
How the Dow Jones industrial average did Friday
The stock market recovered from a midday swoon caused by the latest worries over Ukraine and ended little changed on Friday. The Ukrainian president said his military destroyed most of a Russian military convoy that entered his country…. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russian assures Hagel on Ukrainian relief
WASHINGTON (AP) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu “guaranteed” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday that no Russian troops are involved in the transport of humanitarian relief supplies to eastern Ukraine, a Pentagon spokesman… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
