Section: Australia&NZ
Tillerson slowly embraces traditional diplomacy amid crises
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Six months into a job he didn’t seek or particularly want, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to be slowly embracing a more traditional approach to American diplomacy after early signs of resistance.While… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Top US diplomat calls on Russia to ‘de-escalate’ Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Russia on Sunday to take action to ease the bloody separatist conflict in the country’s east, which Kiev and the West believe is being fuelled by Moscow. …read more Source: The West...
Trump-Putin: an encounter fraught with potential disputes (AFP)
Hamburg (AFP) – Syria, Ukraine, alleged Russian meddling in the US election: there are a host of contentious foreign policy issues facing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as they meet for the first time Friday at the G20 summit. …read more Source: The West...
The Latest: Trump to Russia: stop backing ‘hostile regimes’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) ” The Latest on President Donald Trump’s second official visit to Europe (all times local):1:48 p.m.President Donald Trump is calling on Russia to stop its destabilizing activities in Ukraine.He’s also calling… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Trump berates Russia before Putin meet at G20
US President Donald Trump has called on Russia to stop “destabilising” Ukraine and other countries and end support for “hostile regimes” such as those in Syria and Iran. …read more Source: Radio New...
NATO, Russia to hold fresh talks (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – NATO member states will hold another round of formal talks with Russia next week, an alliance official said Thursday, as relations remain strained by the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
As cyberattack hit, Ukrainians turned to Facebook, Google
BORYSPIL, Ukraine (AP) ” When departure information disappeared from Kiev airport’s website after last week’s cyberattack, employees trained a camera on the departure board and broadcast it to YouTube. When government servers were… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Romania: shots fired to stop suspected cigarette smugglers
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ” Romanian border police say they fired shots into the air to stop two suspected smugglers with an unusually large amount of cigarettes from Ukraine.Border police from the town of Dorohoi in northeast Romania… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Dutch to try suspects in Malaysia flight downed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) ” The Dutch government says any suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 will be prosecuted in the Netherlands.Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said in a statement Wednesday that the decision… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Top US diplomat Tillerson to visit Ukraine (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Ukraine following the G20 Summit in Hamburg, sending a message that Washington remains committed to the country’s sovereignty despite Moscow’s takeover of the Crimea region. …read more Source: The West...
