Section: US & Canada
Mother Hunts For Sons Missing In Action In Ukraine
The mother of two Ukrainian government soldiers is on desperate hunt to learn the fate of her sons who went missing in action in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Kateryna Khomyak’s sons were among more than 400 soldiers the Ukrainian government says are missing after battling Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. (YouTube, RFE/RL’s...
Jailed Pro-Kyiv Russian Activist Starts Hunger Strike
A Russian activist in the southern region of Krasnodar jailed for propagating extremism and separatism online has started a hunger strike in custody, her mother says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump’s next military scapegoat: Foreign-born service members targeted by Pentagon
(Credit: Getty/John Moore) The White House is currently celebrating “American Dream Week,” part of a gimmicky branding scheme meant to highlight President Donald Trump’s achievements. So far during this celebration Trump has unveiled his new immigration plan, saying he wants immigrants “who speak English,” and now the Civil Rights Division...
US sanctions are ‘trade war’ on Russia, says PM Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a “full-scale trade war” against Moscow. He said the measures, signed by Donald Trump, demonstrated the complete impotence of the US president, who he said had been humiliated by Congress. The law aims to punish Russia for its alleged...
Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Klitschko Retires
Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from boxing at age 41. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yanukovych’s Treason Trial Set To Restart
The in-absentia treason trial of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is due to restart today. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trial Of Crimean Journalist Semena Set To Resume In Simferopol
Russian-appointed judges at a court in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea region are scheduled to conduct a new hearing in the trial of Mykola Semena, an RFE/RL contributor who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Unveiling the Reagan-Gorbachev Statue in Moscow
For all the anti-Russian fervor in congress and on cable news, an important ceremony recently occurred in Moscow. On July 3, just prior to the first meeting between President Trump and President Putin, a statue was unveiled of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Attending the ceremony were various Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials,...
Georgian Court Rejects Saakashvili’s Motion to Postpone Embezzlement Hearing
A Georgian court on Wednesday rejected a request to postpone former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s hearing on embezzlement charges. Saakashvili’s lawyers asked Tbilisi City Court to delay the hearing because the former president has been stateless since July 26, when Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko revoked Saakashvili’s...
Russian Prime Minister makes bold prediction about Trump after new sanctions
Russian Prime Minister, and former President, Dmitry Medvedev was very unhappy at the sanctions President Trump signed against the Russian Federation Wednesday, and he took to social media to express his dissatisfaction. In his statement, he said that Trump had been humiliated in to signing the sanctions, and that the establishment would...
