Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Scythian Gold – Crimean Treasures
A Dutch appeals court has postponed a verdict on the ownership of a collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, saying it needed more information. A Dutch court had ruled, in 2016, to send the treasures to Ukraine — but four Crimean museums made a joint appeal...
How A Hunch, A Farmer, And A Scorched Field Led Me To The MH17 Missile-Launch Site
An obscure blogger claimed to have triangulated the general location from a photograph. On a hunch, a fellow journalist and I followed it — and found the exact spot from which international investigators later concluded that Russia-backed forces fired the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, killing all 298 people...
Ukrainian Official Says Agreement Reached On Prisoner Swap With Separatists
Advisers to the leaders of Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine have reached an agreement on a prisoner swap between Kyiv and Russia-backed separatists, a senior Ukrainian official has said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
BREAKING: Austria Approves Extradition Of Ukrainian Tycoon Firtash To U.S.
Austria’s justice minister has approved the extradition of Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash to the United States, where he has been charged as part of an alleged bribery scheme involving titanium supplies for aircraft giant Boeing. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch Appeals Court Postpones Verdict On Ownership Of Crimean Gold
A Dutch appeals court has postponed its verdict on the ownership of a collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014, saying it needed more information. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Law On Ukraine State Language Comes Into Force
The law on Ukraine’s state language came into force on July 16, two months after former President Petro Poroshenko endorsed it days before leaving office. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian, Ukrainian Officials Discuss Prisoner Swap
Russian and Ukrainian officials report talks on a major prisoner swap just days after their respective presidents discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine and a possible captive exchange in their first telephone call. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
When Russia-Backed Forces Boasted They Shot Down A Ukrainian Military Plane…That Was Actually MH17
At first it was touted as a victory for Russia-backed separatists: a Ukrainian military “birdie” shot out of the sky. But when the downed aircraft turned out to be MH17, the separatists and Kremlin-loyal media changed their tune. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Grenade Attack Hits Ukraine TV Channel
A rocket-propelled grenade has been fired at the building that houses the Kyiv office of Ukrainian television Channel 112. The attack, which occurred around 3:40 a.m. on July 13, was classified as terrorism by officials. It caused no injuries but damaged the office building’s exterior. A spokesman for Ukraine’s Interior Ministry told...
Ukrainian Police Investigating RPG Attack On Kyiv Office Of TV Channel 112
Ukrainian authorities say they are investigating a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on a building that houses the Kyiv office of Ukrainian television channel 112. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
