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Battle for Ukraine: The Minsk moment
In the second of a two-part series on the crisis, the story of how a diplomatic success unravelled …read more Source: Financial...
‘We fight for democracy’ – Russia’s pro-Kremlin youth respond to propaganda warning
Answering a plea from Ukrainian students to counter ‘rampant Kremlin propaganda’ a group of pro-Moscow youth activists release a tit-for-tat video supporting Russian rhetoric. RFE/RL reportsLast week Kiev university students released an impassioned video appeal to their Russian counterparts urging them to question the ‘rampant Kremlin...
The risk of a Ukrainian Black Hawk Down
Kiev should be told it cannot win. Sending soldiers will deepen the tragedy, writes Eugene Rumer …read more Source: Financial...
Thousands flee Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine – in pictures
More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from the town of Debaltseve, an army stronghold that has been under attack from pro-Russian separatists this week. Those who remain lack food, water and basic medical supplies … …read more Source: The...
Russia, Poland argue over World War Two anniversary
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Poland traded diplomatic barbs on Tuesday over the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two in a sign of Moscow’s worsening ties with Warsaw, the European Union’s leading critic of its role in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Thousands urge Putin to free Russian mother of seven accused of treason
Petition calls on president to allow Svetlana Davydova to return home while she awaits trial over Ukraine embassy warningTens of thousands of Russians have signed a letter asking Vladimir Putin to release a woman detained on charges of treason.Svetlana Davydova faces up to 20 years in prison on accusations that she called the Ukrainian embassy in...
Putin urged to free ‘spy mother’
Some 40,000 Russians sign a petition urging the authorities to release a mother of seven detained over alleged spying for Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Civilians killed in Ukraine fighting
Up to 16 civilians are killed in the space of 24 hours as fighting intensifies around the strategic town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine loses five more soldiers in the east in past 24 hours
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Q&A: Should US send lethal military assistance to Ukraine?
Officials in Washington have floated the idea of sending lethal aid to Kiev for the fight against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. RFE/RL explains what the move could mean for the conflictAs the crisis in eastern Ukraine shows no sign of abating despite the ceasefire agreement reached in September 2014, pressure is growing for...
