Section: Australia&NZ
Ukraine rebels threaten to seize enterprises over blockade (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine on Monday threatened to seize control of enterprises across their territories unless Kiev halts a blockade by nationalist protesters. …read more Source: The West...
THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIANS IN VICTORIA
The adjourned Annual General Meeting of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria was held at Ukrainian House (3-11 Russell St., Essendon) on Sunday, 26th February 2017. Тhe newly elected President of the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria S…(26-го лютого 2017-го року відбулося продовження загальних зборів Української Громади Вікторії в...
Is it a lie? Then we can use it: The Ukrainian show with nothing but fake news
If fact checkers cannot prove that a story published or broadcast by another news media outlet is false, it will not be featured in the weekly airing of StopFake News. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Thousands march to honour Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
Nemtsov authored an excoriating report on Putin’s rule and, shortly before being killed, was working on a report examining Russian military’s role in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Russian world ice fishing champion, Ukraine team winner
RIGA, Latvia (AP) ” Russia’s Dmitry Eliseev is the new World Ice Fishing Champion after beating a field of 78 others on the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of the Latvian capital.Organizers said Eliseev’s total catch of 5.2 kilograms… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
US urges Russia to ‘immediately’ observe Ukraine ceasefire (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The United States called on Russia to “immediately” observe the cease-fire in Ukraine, accusing combined Russian-separatist forces of targeting international monitors. …read more Source: The West...
Ukrainian lawmaker visits rebel east, urges prisoner release
MOSCOW (AP) ” A Ukrainian lawmaker has visited the rebel east to meet with Ukrainian prisoners held by the rebels.Nadiya Savchenko, a pilot who spent two years in a Russian prison before her release last year, arrived Friday at… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Austrian court orders release of Ukrainian oligarch Firtash
VIENNA (AP) ” An Austrian court has ordered that Ukrainian oligarch Dymitro Firtash be released from custody pending decisions on separate U.S. and Spanish extradition requests for him.Firtash already posted 125 million euros ($132… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Review: A schmaltzy history lesson in ‘Bitter Harvest’
“Stalin’s tyranny could destroy their country. But not their love.”Yep, that’s the tagline for “Bitter Harvest,” the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
TOP STORY:SOC–EUROPA LEAGUE ROUNDUPUNDATED ” Roma, Fiorentina and Shakhtar Donetsk are among the teams holding leads heading into the second legs of their Europa League matches. By Steve Douglas. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2230 GMT,… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
