Section: Australia&NZ
MH17 airbridge to Ukraine ‘smashing it’ (AAP)
The RAAF is flying sorties every day from the Netherlands to Kharkiv in Ukraine to assist experts hoping to retrieve bodies from the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The West...
Russia warns sanctions will backfire on West (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A defiant Russia said Wednesday that Western sanctions over Ukraine would backfire on the United States and lead to energy price hikes in Europe after Brussels and Washington unveiled the toughest punitive measures against Moscow since the Cold War. …read more Source: The West...
Senators push for military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) Senators are renewing calls for U.S. military aid to Ukraine after receiving a closed-doors briefing from senior Obama administration officials.Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham reports the administration seeing Russia… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
A look at the EU’s new sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) The European Union’s sanctions against Russia are bound to inflict pain on the country’s ailing economy. While still narrowly targeted, they come as a warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
In Ukraine, lives of innocent caught in crossfire
At age 11 year, Nastia Dankovtseva is too familiar with the weapons of war. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17: Kiev says it will secure crash site by Thursday ‘at the latest’
A blanket of pale smoke hung over Shakhtersk and jagged pillars of a darker, more ominous smoke rose from the downtown area, as the Ukrainian army attempted to steal control of the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Rebels accused of laying landmines near MH17 crash site
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have been accused of laying landmines on roads approaching the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source: ABC...
3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) Three long-time Putin associates are among eight people who have been hit with new European Union sanctions, an official EU document showed Wednesday.The EU measures were the first to target members of the Russian… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU document: 3 long-time Putin cronies, including ex-judo partner, hit with EU sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) EU document: 3 long-time Putin cronies, including ex-judo partner, hit with EU sanctions. …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Landmine claims a setback
CLAIMS by the Ukrainian military that separatist fighters have set landmines around the MH17 site are a serious setback for the search mission. …read more Source: THE...
