Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Two Crimean Tatar Activists Briefly Detained Over ‘Banned Symbols’
Police in Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Crimea region have briefly detained two Crimean Tatar activists for allegedly displaying banned symbols, in the latest example of the ethnic group being harassed by law enforcement on the peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Refuse To Dismiss PM Hroysman
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has rejected Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman’s resignation after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on May 20 called on the government to step down. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chernobyl’s Reindeer
The Norwegian herders still living in the shadow of nuclear disaster. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Four Killed In Military Helicopter Crash In Western Ukraine
An Mi-8 military helicopter crashed late on May 29 during a training exercise in western Ukraine, killing three crew members and their commander, Ukraine’s military has said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Five Killed In Military Helicopter Crash In Western Ukraine
A Soviet-designed Ukrainian Mi-8 military helicopter crashed late on May 29 during a training exercise in western Ukraine, killing four crew members and their commander, Ukraine’s military has said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Back In Ukraine — ‘It’s A Whole New Country’
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who served as governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region in 2015-16, has welcomed the restoration of his Ukrainian citizenship by new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a “courageous step by a courageous and worthy president.” Saakashvili returned to Ukraine on May 29, arriving amid a political...
Citizenship Restored, Saakashvili Due To Return To Ukraine
Mikheil Saakashvili is due to return to Ukraine, arriving amid a political transition a day after new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reinstated the former Georgian leader’s citizenship in a country he says he considers his homeland. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Open Call: Crowdsourcing Catches On As Ukraine Preps For Another Big Vote
Ukraine’s new president crowdsourced his platform during his campaign. Now, sticking to unorthodoxy, Volodymyr Zelenskiy is using an online project to solicit the public for ideas and applications for spots on his team. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Praises Ukraine’s New President For Restoring His Citizenship
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president who served as governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region in 2015-16, has welcomed the restoration of his Ukrainian citizenship by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a “courageous step by a courageous and worthy president.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Envoy Calls Russian Activities In Eastern Ukraine An ‘Occupation’
The U.S. special envoy on Ukraine has called Russian activity in eastern Ukraine an “occupation” and has called on Moscow to start implementing its obligations under the 2015 Minsk accords. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
