Section: Australia&NZ
Russia cancels US meeting over sanctions: US official (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – Russia has canceled a meeting with senior US diplomats in the wake of Washington’s decision to reinforce sanctions imposed over its occupation of Crimea, US officials said Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
Trump briefly meets Ukrainian leader amid Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) ” President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart Tuesday amid intensifying questions over whether his administration will step in to protect partners in the face of Russian aggression.The meeting with… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko scores Trump White House meeting (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday, a meeting that came as Washington rolled out more sanctions against pro-Russian rebels, in a diplomatic coup for Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
Lavrov denounces Washington’s ‘Russophobe obsession’ (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday denounced Washington’s “Russophobe obsession” after the United States beefed up its trade sanctions against Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko scores Trump White House meeting (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday as Washington rolled out more sanctions against pro-Russian rebels, in a diplomatic coup for Kiev. …read more Source: The West...
US beefs up Russia sanctions over Ukraine conflict (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States on Tuesday imposed a fresh round of trade sanctions on Russia and Ukrainian separatists, toughening the stance just as President Donald Trump was hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The West...
UKRAINE – US
President Petro Poroshenko has left Ukraine for a working visit to the United States.(Президент України Петро Порошенко 20 червня 2017 року зустрінеться з Президентом США Дональдом Трампом у Вашинґтоні. . ) …read more Source:...
EU rolls over Crimea sanctions for another year (AFP)
Luxembourg (AFP) – The European Union on Monday rolled over for another year sanctions imposed to protest Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, which the bloc deems illegal. …read more Source: The West...
Thousands attend gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) ” Thousands of people attended a gay pride parade in Ukraine’s capital amid tight security Sunday.A counterdemonstration by a few hundred ultranationalists resulted in scuffles with police in which two officers… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Kiev hosts largely incident-free gay pride march
Ukrainian politicians and foreign diplomats joined thousands marching for gay pride in Kiev on Sunday, carrying banners and waving rainbow and Ukrainian flags in a parade flanked by a thick cordon of helmeted police. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
