Category : News
Author: RNZ

Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing Ukrainian colours, in what may be a statement opposing the invasion.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/463651/russians-board-international-space-station-in-ukrainian-colours
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Author: Reuters

A senior Chinese government official said on Saturday (local time) that sanctions imposed by Western nations on Russia over Ukraine are increasingly "outrageous".

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/ukraine-invasion-senior-chinese-official-calls-russian-sanctions-outrageous.html
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Author: Reuters

Russia said on Saturday it had used hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles to destroy a large weapons depot in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2022/03/russia-fires-hypersonic-missiles-at-ukraine-for-first-time.html
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Author: Molly Swift

A gym has just opened in Sydney, but its doors remain shut for Millennials and Gen Zs.

The Australian gym chain Club Active has a unique set of rules including no one under the age of 50 can join.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2022/03/sydney-gym-bans-millennials-to-create-safe-space-for-boomers.html
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Author: Molly Swift

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Saturday morning to reiterate New Zealand's support for Ukrainians and our condemnation of Russia's aggression.

"Prime Minister Shmyhal thanked New Zealand for being one of the first countries to take swift practical action against Russia’s aggression," Ardern said in a statement. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-ukraine-s-pm-denys-shmyhal-thanks-new-zealand-for-support-on-phone-call-to-pm-jacinda-ardern.html
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Author: RNZ

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has promised more sanctions on Russia with officials working now to identify Russian interests in New Zealand.

The government has imposed its first tranche of sanctions - targeting Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and 12 other senior figures - but none have assets here.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-foreign-minister-nanaia-mahuta-vows-more-sanctions-for-russia.html
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Author: Martin Van Beynen

ANALYSIS: Russian businessman Viatcheslav (Slava) Meyn came to Christchurch in 2009 and used his own money to build a football facility for the city at Yaldhurst. He talks, reluctantly, to Martin van Beynen about the situation in Ukraine.

I won't lie. Slava Meyn doesn't see much point in talking to me about the Russian invasion of Ukraine now in its third week.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/128088759/one-of-christchurchs-richest-russians-breaks-his-silence-on-the-invasion-of-ukraine
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Author: Jamie Ensor

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a state bank and the "Death Battalion" are among the first people and entities New Zealand has imposed sanctions on under new legislation passed last week.

However, Alexander Abramov, a Russian steel magnate known in New Zealand for his luxury property in Northland, isn't on the just-released list. He also doesn't feature on the lists of overseas partners our Government is wanting to align with.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/03/russia-ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-death-battalion-make-new-zealand-sanctions-list-but-not-oligarch-with-northland-mansion.html
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