Section: Australia&NZ
Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefire announced by President Petro Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday declared a one-week, unilateral ceasefire to try to end the bloody conflict with pro-Russian insurgents in the country’s east. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Good morning, Donetsk — Ukraine rebels spread the word on radio (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – If you’re channel hopping in the restive eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk these days you can still tune in to the usual soft rock and Russian ballads. Just keep an ear out for tank driver recruitment calls. …read more Source: The West...
EU hopeful Serbia in quandary over Ukraine (AFP)
Belgrade (AFP) – The Ukraine crisis has strengthened some alliances and severed others. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine leader declares week-long ceasefire in east (AFP)
SLOVYANOGIRSK (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s new Western-backed president on Friday declared a week-long unilateral ceasefire and unveiled a sweeping plan for curbing a pro-Russian insurgency that killed 13 more soldiers in fierce clashes in the eastern rustbelt. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko to sign temporary ceasefire
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko says he will shortly sign an order for a temporary unilateral ceasefire in the east by Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine president unveils peace plan to curb insurgency (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s new Western-backed president on Friday released a sweeping peace plan for curbing a pro-Russian uprising in the separatist east that is threatening the ex-Soviet country’s survival. …read more Source: The West...
Fight continues in Ukraine’s east as president prepares to unveil peace plan
Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists have been locked in fierce fighting in Ukraine’s east, as president Petro Poroshenko and his team prepared to unveil their blueprint for ending more than two months of rebellion. …read more Source: ABC...
