Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Zelenskiy Reinstates Saakashvili’s Ukrainian Citizenship
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reinstated former Odesa governor and ex-Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s Ukrainian citizenship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Makes First Visit To Ukraine’s Front Line
Donning a bulletproof helmet and vest over business attire, Volodymyr Zelenskiy made his first visit as president and supreme commander in chief to the front line of the war in eastern Ukraine with Russia-backed separatists that has killed 13,000 people and shows no sign of ending. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Court Upholds Extending Pretrial Detention Of Ukrainian Sailors
A Moscow court has upheld a decision to extend the pretrial detainment period for the 24 Ukrainian seamen captured by Russia in November 2018, defying a UN maritime-tribunal ruling that the sailors be immediately released. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian President’s Party Names New Head, Will ‘Interview’ Candidates For July Elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s newly formed political party has appointed campaign adviser Dmytro Razumkov as its head and will interview prospective candidates to fill its party list ahead of snap parliamentary elections in July, party representatives have said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Four Guards Injured In Ukraine Prison Violence Apparently Sparked By Searches
Four prison guards have been injured in what Ukrainian law enforcement authorities said was a riot by inmates at a penitentiary in the Odesa region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Ukraine, Poroshenko’s Bloc Rebrands Itself Ahead Of Parliamentary Elections
The political party of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has changed its name in a bid to rebrand itself ahead of key parliamentary elections. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Tribunal To Issue Ruling on Ukrainian Ships Seized By Russia
The ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is unlikely to definitively end the question of allowing Ukrainian ships full access to the Sea of Azov, which Russia has been restricting since a bridge across the Kerch Strait was completed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Week In Russia: Church And State And Inauguration-Gait
The showdown over plans to build a church on a rare green patch in Yekaterinburg presents a challenge for the Kremlin, but President Vladimir Putin may have something to gain. Plus, a comparative look at the optics of the inaugurations of Putin and Ukraine’s new president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy, Merkel Discuss Conflict In Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone on May 24, discussing efforts to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, both offices said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After Two Years, Journalist Aseyev Remains Captive In Donbas
In the spring of 2017, RFE/RL contributor Stanislav Aseyev was allegedly abducted by Russia-backed separatists while reporting from the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. Two years later, he is still being held. His only opportunity to communicate with the outside world was when he appeared in handcuffs on Russian state-run TV and said he had been...
