Section: Australia&NZ
Kiev promises ‘restraint’ as army nears rebel Donetsk (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Wednesday as Western leaders piled more pressure on Kiev to strike a truce with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rebel strongholds on edge as Kiev shrugs off calls for truce (AFP)
Lugansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine braced for more fighting on Wednesday as European leaders prepared to pile new pressure on President Petro Poroshenko for a truce with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine troops prepare to crush rebels
AFTER driving rebels out of several strategic towns, Ukraine forces prepare to complete the recapture of the country’s east. …read more Source: THE...
Kremlin silent as pro-Russian rebels retreat in Ukraine (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – As a Ukrainian government offensive sends separatists retreating from their strongholds in the country’s restive east, there are signs that Moscow is seeking to distance itself from the pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rejects truce talks until rebels disarm (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday brushed off strong European pressure and rejected talks with pro-Russian rebels on a truce to halt a bloody insurgency convulsing the ex-Soviet nation until they laid down their arms. …read more Source: The West...
Kiev: no disarmament, no talks
RETREATING pro-Russian insurgents are digging in around Ukraine’s sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk. …read more Source: THE...
Ukraine rejects talks with rebels until they disarm (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine on Tuesday brushed off strong European pressure as it rejected talks with pro-Russian rebels on a truce to halt a bloody insurgency convulsing the ex-Soviet nation until they laid down their arms. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine demands Russia gives back its combat dolphins
Ukraine has demanded the return of its combat dolphins whIch have been in Russian captivity since February. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Pro-Russian rebels prepare to make stand in Donetsk
Pro-Russia rebels chased from eastern Ukraine strongholds blew up three bridges leading to the regional capital of Donetsk on Monday in an apparent effort to thwart the further advance of a reinvigorated Ukrainian army. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Poroshenko boosted as retreat dims hopes
RESURGENT Ukrainian forces are pursuing retreating pro-Russian rebels after seizing their symbolic bastion. …read more Source: THE...