Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Dutch Court Rejects Request To Investigate Alternative MH17 Crash Scenarios
A court in the Netherlands hearing the case against four defendants in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine has rejected a defense request for more time to investigate alternative explanations for the crash that killed 298 people aboard. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Tarnished Gem? Building Bad On Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast
Activists in Odesa who charge that illegal construction threatens to ruin the storied Black Sea port city have had some small victories – but face an uphill battle against an array of opponents whose arsenal is strong. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
North Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine Joining EU Sanctions Against Belarus
Seven European countries that are not members of the EU have aligned themselves with the sanctions imposed by the 27-member bloc on Belarus in response to a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests triggered by a disputed presidential election in August. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nuclear Fuel From Chernobyl Reactors Loaded For Longer-Term Storage
The first canister of spent nuclear fuel from the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine was loaded on November 18 into a new, more modern storage site. The Interim Storage Facility 2 (ISF-2) is inside the exclusion zone around the reactor that exploded in 1986. One double-walled canister contains a total of 93 spent fuel assemblies from three...
Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Ukraine ‘Exceed 10,000’
Ukraine registered a record 256 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Medics Dying As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Medical workers in Ukraine are mourning lost colleagues as the country struggles to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. Over half a million Ukrainians have become infected since the start of the pandemic and almost 10,000 have died, according to official figures, including 140 medical workers. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Football Players Infected With Coronavirus To Fly Home After 3-1 Loss To Germany
Four Ukrainian footballers infected with the coronavirus are to fly home from Germany, coach Andriy Shevchenko said on November 14 after Germany defeated Ukraine 3-1 in a UEFA Nations League match. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
France, Germany Laud Ukraine’s Opening Of New Crossing Points To Separatist-Held Territory
France and Germany have welcomed Kyiv’s opening of new crossing points along the contact line with separatist territory in Ukraine’s east, and have called on separatist authorities and their ally Russia to respond in kind by opening crossing points to separatist-controlled areas. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Measles Cases Spike In Georgia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan As COVID-19 Impacts Vaccination Worldwide
Measles cases worldwide surged to the highest number in nearly a quarter of a century in 2019 due to a drop in vaccinations that is expected to worsen this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the WHO and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
1920: The ‘Black Baron’ And The White Exodus From Crimea
One hundred years ago, the Bolsheviks drove the last White Russian forces opposing them in Europe out of their final stronghold on the continent, Crimea. Soldiers, officers, and thousands of civilian emigres who feared for their lives or did not want to live under communist rule left by sea. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
