BusinessEurope weighs price of sanctionsAfter a rush of emergency meetings to frame its strategy, the West is now scrutinising the impact of a first volley of sanctions against Russia but doubts persist whether Europe will swiftly follow the United States in hiking up the pressure.27 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldCombat dolphins fall into Russian handsRussian forces have completed their takeover of the Ukrainian navy's assets in Crimea with the storming of the minesweeper Cherkessy.27 Mar 01:00 AM
WorldDefiant Putin faces permanent isolationConcern is growing that Western pressure, including a suspension from the G8, has failed to dent Russian President Vladimir Putins military ambitions.24 Mar 10:49 PM
New ZealandSanctions against Russia 'symbolic'New Zealand's modest travel sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine are largely symbolic, says Foreign Minister Murray McCully.23 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldWestern leaders search for a strategy to contain PutinJolted by a sense that history has changed course, Western leaders meet this week to ponder a strategy for neutralising the threat of virulent Russian nationalism.23 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldBase raid brutal show of powerRussian armour smashed into a base of Ukrainian troops yesterday in the first serious military action in the confrontation over Crimea.23 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldFirst bloodshed in Ukraine crisisUkraine warned its conflict with Russia had entered a "military stage" and authorised its troops to open fire in self-defence after suffering the first casuality since Crimea was seized.18 Mar 07:23 PM
WorldPoll delivers overwhelming 'yes' to rejoining RussiaCrimea has voted to embrace Kremlin rule, escalating an already grave international crisis to an incendiary level.17 Mar 03:15 PM
WorldWest eyes sanctions to punish RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin's Crimean gamble will face its biggest test tonight, when the EU and US ready sanctions to punish him for a land-grab.16 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldBorder clash raises tensionA Ukrainian border patrol plane came under fire near the regional boundary with Crimea as tensions increased further in the contested peninsula yesterday.09 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldImpossible choices for residents in CrimeaWith a handful of houses, a couple of shops and some crumbling Kruschev-era flats, the village of Lyubovnets, near the northern side of Sevastopol's bay, is not much to look at.09 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Putin 1, Western powers 0, in battle over UkraineRussia's President is deserving of respect - the kind you would show if you were in close proximity to a hissing cobra, writes John Armstrong.07 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldPlunging stockmarket, diving rubble may bring Russian bear to heelUnable to intervene militarily and with no direct economic levers to pull, the West believes it is successfully pressing Russia in the Ukraine crisis.05 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionFran O'Sullivan: Key makes right call over UkraineThere is a huge amount riding on just how the West deals with Putin's incursion, with the Ukraine merely a pawn in the Russian president's geopolitical chess game, writes Fran O'Sullivan.04 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandKey: No Paralympic boycott by NZPrime Minister John Key says New Zealand athletes should complete in the Sochi Winter Paralympics despite Russia's intervention in Ukraine.04 Mar 01:34 AM
WorldDefiance in face of Russian threatThey stood together with their arms linked: a priest, a former soldier, two housewives and a teacher.03 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldWhat the Ukraine crisis means for NZThe trouble in Ukraine has left NZ in a critical position as it vies for selection to the United Nations Security Council, an expert in international relations says.02 Mar 10:13 PM
New ZealandDevelopments in the Ukraine worrying - McCullyForeign Minister Murray McCully has added his voice to international calls for restraint any further escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine.02 Mar 05:06 AM
WorldSochi: Stray dogs 'saved by Russian billionaire'Condemned to death at the hands of a private extermination company, around 150 of the stray dogs from Sochi's Olympic Park have been saved after the intervention of a Russian billionaire.10 Feb 07:02 PM
OlympicsPutin's wondrous showVladimir Putin did not need to try to steal the limelight when this Olympic show, the most expensive the world has ever seen, was all his.08 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldPutin hoping Sochi troubles just melt awayIn Sochi, there is plenty on the Russian President's to-do list as he bustles about town, preparing for the opening of his Olympic Games.06 Feb 04:30 PM
WorldMilitant group threatens SochiAn Islamic militant group says it was behind the Volgograd bombings that killed 34 people - and they'll give tourists at Sochi for the Olympics 'a present, too'.19 Jan 10:47 PM
