Section: Australia&NZ
Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source: The West...
MH17 lawyer tells Putin to ‘make amends’ over crash (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin must “make amends” for those killed on a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down over Ukraine, the lawyer representing victims said Wednesday ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source: The West...
EU official to Moldova: Reform first, then apply to join
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ” A senior European official is urging Moldova to implement reforms so it can formally request European Union membership.The Moldovan, Georgian and Ukrainian parliament speakers wrote to the European Parliament… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Germany’s Siemens says Russia sent turbines to Crimea
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s Siemens AG says at least two gas turbines delivered to Russia were re-routed to Crimea, in violation both of European sanctions and a contract with the company.Siemens told the dpa news agency Monday the… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
EU seals Ukraine pact ahead of Kiev summit (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The EU formally approved on Tuesday a landmark cooperation accord with Ukraine meant to counter a hostile Russia ahead of a high-profile summit in Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
ONE MORE UKRAINIAN BRIDGE TO AUSTRALIA
Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Ivan Filipovych from Kyiv and Chrestyna Kmetj from Melbourne.(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Іваном Філіповичем із Києва та Христиною Кметь із Мельбурна.) …read more Source:...
NATO WILL NEVER RECOGNIZE THE ILLEGAL ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA BY RUSSIA
The Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg claimed this at the Verkhovna Rada. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has affirmed the alliance’s “unwavering support” for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and has called on Russia to remove its “thousands of soldiers from Ukraine and stop supporting the militants...
Tillerson talks tough on Russia, vows US support for Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russia on Sunday that it must take the first steps to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine and that American and European sanctions would remain in place until Moscow reversed… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
NATO says it supports Ukraine against Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg pledged the alliance’s support for Ukraine in a visit to Kiev on Monday, as the ex-Soviet republic faces a bloody insurgency by pro-Russian separatists in its eastern regions. …read more Source: The West...
XV NATIONAL UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL
Ukrainians celebrating the 70 years of Ukrainian settlement in Australia. The XV National Ukrainian Festival (Zdvyh) in Melbourne, 7-9 July, 2017. The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisation launch a two-year program of national celebra…(Українці відзначають 70-ліття поселення в Австралії післявоєнних міґрантів. Святкування...
