Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Amid Election Spat, Hungary Labels Ukraine’s Entry Ban Order ‘Pathetic And Nonsense’
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has called “pathetic and nonsense” Ukraine’s decision to bar the entry of two Hungarian government officials over what Kyiv said was meddling in local elections. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Stresses Free Nature Of Elections In Ukraine After Historic Vote
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted the country’s free elections and insisted Ukraine is moving in the right direction after polls closed October 25 in local elections considered the most consequential in the country’s modern history. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protester Confronts Ukraine’s President Outside Polling Station
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s bodyguards struggled with a female protester who blocked his way while blowing a whistle on October 25. According to Ukrainian media reports, she was protesting against Zelenskiy’s “sexism.” The president and the first lady, Olena Zelenska, came to cast their ballots in local...
Hold Your Tongue: School Incident Plays Into Sensitive Issue Of Language In Ukraine
An elementary-school art teacher in Odesa berated a pupil for speaking Ukrainian, not Russian, driving her to tears in front of her classmates. When the teacher was dismissed, it fit into what one analyst called a gradual role reversal between Ukraine’s two most commonly spoken tongues. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimea Drills For Water As Crisis Deepens In Parched Peninsula
Drilling crews in Russia-controlled Crimea have begun digging new water wells near the Salhyr River in hopes of easing the severe drought on the peninsula. Environmental groups, however, worry about the ecological impact. Crimea’s water crisis came after Ukraine shut down a 400-kilometer canal that carried water to the region following...
Ukrainians Go To The Polls In Historic Local Elections
Voters across Ukraine will cast ballots on October 25 in local elections being held under a new Electoral Code that decentralizes power from Kyiv to local governing bodies. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘New Faces’ For Ukraine: Local Elections Mark A Big Step Toward Decentralization Of Power
More than 1,400 Ukrainian communities will vote in local elections that follow key reforms aimed a dramatic restructuring of relations between local communities and the central government in Kyiv. Communities “will have more resources and decision-making power,” one analyst said. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Says Those Who Gave Up Crimea Without A Fight Must Be Held Responsible
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says those who allowed Russia to illegally annex Crimea in early 2014 must be held responsible. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iran, Ukraine In New Round Of Talks Over Downed Plane
Iran is hosting officials from Ukraine in a second round of talks over compensation for a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January after being struck by two missiles, killing 176 people. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Halts Talks On MH17, Dutch Say They ‘Regret’ Kremlin Move
Russia says it has decided to halt consultations with Australia and the Netherlands on the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger flight over eastern Ukraine more than six years ago, after the Dutch government took Russia to court in July for its alleged role in the tragedy. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
