Section: Australia&NZ
Russian aid convoy heads for eastern Ukraine amid fears of military intervention
An enormous convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid leaves Moscow as NATO chief says there’s a ‘high probability’ Russia will intervene militarily and Ukraine says there are even more troops than previously thought amassed along the border. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine vows to block Russian ‘aid’ convoy heading for border (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A convoy of 262 Russian trucks rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Tuesday as Kiev vowed to block the aid mission from its territory over fears it was a ploy to bolster pro-Kremlin rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine to block Russian convoy from entering country
Ukraine says a Russian humanitarian convoy dispatched to eastern Ukraine, where government forces are closing in on pro-Russian rebels, will not be permitted into the country. …read more Source: ABC...
Russian ‘aid’ alarms Ukraine
RUSSIA is dispatching a humanitarian convoy to conflict-torn east Ukraine despite fierce warnings from the West. …read more Source: THE...
German ZEW confidence index sags on Ukraine fears
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Germany’s ZEW indicator of confidence among professional investment analysts sagged to a 20-month low in August.The ZEW institute said Tuesday its index fell to 8.6 from 27.1. Market observers had expected… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia sends aid convoy to Ukraine
RUSSIA said it was working with the Red Cross to send a convoy of 280 trucks carrying humanitarian aid as Ukraine forces advance. …read more Source: THE...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) A convoy of 280 Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine early Tuesday, one day after agreement was reached on an international humanitarian relief mission.But the international Red Cross, which is due to coordinate… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
No decision on Putin at G20: Kerry
VLADIMIR Putin’s attendance at the G20 summit will depend on how he responds to the Ukraine crisis in coming weeks, says US Secretary of State John Kerry. …read more Source:...
Asian stocks gain as Ukraine, Iraq worries ease
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Asian stock markets mostly traded higher on Tuesday as an easing of tensions over Ukraine and Iraq gave investors the confidence to dip into riskier assets.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.2 percent… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Russia’s aid convoy to Ukraine feared to be ‘invasion pretext’
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
