Section: Australia&NZ
EU’s Mogherini to make first to visit to Russia (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria. …read more Source: The West...
Records match some Ukraine ledger payments to ex-Trump aide
WASHINGTON (AP) ” Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump’s campaign chairman.Ukrainian investigators called it evidence of… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
UKRAINE, THE UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS AND AUSTRALIA
Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Stefan Romaniw, OAM, the Secretary-General of The Ukrainian World Congress and President of The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations.(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Генеральним Секретарем Світового Конґресу Українців та Головою Союзу Українських Організацій Австралії паном Стефаном Романівим після...
AFTER TWO YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND
Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Fr Ihor Kolisnyk from The Mykola Charnetsky Parish in Auckland of The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Mykola Charnetsky Parish covers the whole country of New Zealand and was officially set up on 28th July 2014.(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Всесв. отцем Ігорем Колісником з Парафії Блаж. Миколая Чарнецького в...
EU legislature overwhelmingly approves Ukraine visa waiver
BRUSSELS (AP) ” The European Union legislature has overwhelmingly backed plans to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas.The EU parliament on Thursday approved the plans by a 521-75 margin ” with 36… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) ” Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor has talked with U.S. President Donald Trump, exchanging thoughts on the current situation in Afghanistan and in eastern Ukraine.Steffen Seibert said in a statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Poverty in Russia rises to decade-high of 20 million (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a decade high — after sanctions over Ukraine and an oil crisis battered the economy, official figures showed Wednesday. …read more Source: The West...
UKRAINE READY FOR EUROVISION, READY TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY IN 2017…
The official speaker of Eurovision 2017 organising committee in Kyiv Pavlo Shilko and Deputy Prime Minister Vyacheslav Kyrylenko.says Ukraine ready for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take pl…(Офіційний речник Організаційного комітету Євробачення-2017 в Києві Павло Шилько і|та|...
Canada, Ukraine formalize defense cooperation (AFP)
Ottawa (AFP) – Canada and Ukraine formalized a defense pact Monday that would see Canada continue to offer military training and share combat expertise. …read more Source: The West...
THEN AND NOW: LIFE IN UKRAINE AFTER AUSTRALIA
Bogdan Rudnytski interviewed Andriy, Olena and Karina Pizhevskyy from Melbourne. Four years ago Pizhevskyy family has decided to travel around Ukraine, but decided stand there. and make real efforts to help the young people to build a better futur…(Богдан Рудницький веде розмову із Андрієм, Оленою і Каріною Піжевськими із Мельбурна. Чотири...
