Section: Australia&NZ
Next stop Russia for those fleeing rebel-held Donetsk (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – When young mother Natasha woke up to find her quiet suburb suddenly on the frontline of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Moscow rebels — she knew it was time to pack up her three kids and get out. …read more Source: The West...
US, EU stiffen sanctions against Russia over Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States and Europe significantly strengthened sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine Wednesday, with Washington for the first time directly targeting Russia’s banking, military and energy sectors. …read more Source: The West...
EU eyes tougher Russia sanctions as Ukraine toll soars (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – Hesitant European leaders edged closer Wednesday to adopting tough but limited sanctions against Russia for its perceived backing of Ukrainian insurgents. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders at odds over top jobs (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders went into a summit Wednesday struggling to agree a package of top jobs as the deepening crisis in Ukraine put the spotlight on who will lead its high-profile foreign affairs arm. …read more Source: The West...
EU leaders haggle over top jobs (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders get down to serious haggling over the bloc’s top jobs Wednesday, with all eyes on who will head the high-profile foreign affairs arm in the face of deepening crises in Ukraine and the Middle East. …read more Source: The West...
EU weighs Russia sanctions as Ukraine toll soars (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Hesitant European leaders on Wednesday launch a fresh debate on adopting new sanctions against Russia for its perceived backing of Ukrainian insurgents that could boomerang against their own fragile economies. …read more Source: The West...
US prepares unilateral sanctions on Russia
THE Obama administration is prepared to go it alone if EU member states fail to enact sanctions against Russia this week. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises
AN air strike in Snizhne has killed 11 people, leaving Ukraine and pro-Russia insurgents squabbling over which was responsible. …read more Source: THE...
Airstrikes demolish apartment block
AN AIRSTRIKE has destroyed an apartment block in eastern Ukraine, killing at least nine civilians. …read more Source:...
Ukraine warns of Russian invasion, sets truce talks (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s Western-backed leaders on Tuesday invited pro-Kremlin insurgents to a videoconference aimed at halting spiralling violence and what Kiev warned was an imminent invasion by thousands of Russian troops. …read more Source: The West...
