Tag: Russian military
‘The time has come’, says Zelensky in fresh appeal to NZ...
RNZ News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament today and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian...
Economic sanctions still best way to pressure Russia, says Ardern
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says expelling the Russian ambassador remains an option, but it would not have the most impact of the actions...
‘No 8 wire mentality’ used in New Zealand aid effort in...
RNZ News
A New Zealand aid worker in Kyiv says the ReliefAid group he leads was one of the first to provide food in the...
John Minto: Bucha – the Russian army’s Fallujah. Justice needed for...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The discovery of many civilian bodies lying dead in the Ukrainian city of Bucha this week has brought out more Western...
War in Ukraine: RSF warns over journalists risking their lives
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Several media crews have already come under fire and four reporters have sustained gunshot injuries in Ukraine since the start of...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – the big picture with Manning and...
ANALYSIS: By Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning at Evening Report
In this A View From Afar podcast, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning...
How will NZ’s law targeting sanctions against Russia work – and...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
With the cabinet meeting on Monday agreeing to targeted Russian sanctions legislation, New Zealand is preparing to circumvent...
RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio...
‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua
By Prianka Srinivasan for ABC Pacific Beat
International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been...
Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong --...
Ukraine’s military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal...
ANALYSIS: By Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth
Ukraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped...
NZ newspaper condemns ‘reckless’ pandemic protesters in face of Ukraine’s ‘real...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
New Zealand's leading daily newspaper today contrasted the "reckless self-expression" of anti-covid mandates protesters and the dangers confronting the people of...
Ukraine, covid mandate protesters compete for attention in NZ’s capital
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter
Ukrainians and their supporters at a protest on the New Zealand capital Wellington say it's agonising not being able...
Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic
RNZ Pacific
The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic.
On Thursday, Russia launched a...
Putin ‘will not stop at Ukraine’ – NZ protesters condemn Russian...
By Tom Kitchin and Emma Hatton, RNZ News reporters
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been met with despair and anger in New Zealand.
Nearly 100 people...
PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand joins its international partners in condemnation of Russia's attack on Ukraine and has immediately taken a...
New Zealand announces bans on Russia in reply to Ukraine invasion
RNZ News
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, New Zealand's government is implementing a range of measures, including a travel ban on Russian officials...