Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Zelenskiy Meets With Leading Lawmakers On Parliament Dissolution Plan
A day after his inauguration, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is holding discussions with leading lawmakers on his plan to dissolve the parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Security Council Rejects Russian Request For Ukraine Meeting
The UN Security Council has rejected a Russian request to hold a meeting on a new language law in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian PM Hroysman Announces Resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman has announced his intention to resign. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zelenskiy Sworn In As Ukrainian President, Says He Is Dissolving Parliament
Volodymyr Zelenskiy took the oath of office as Ukraine’s new president on May 20 in Kyiv. In his inaugural speech, he announced that he is dissolving the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, and called for the dismissal of several top officials. Zelenskiy also said that he was ready for dialogue to stop the fighting with...
Ukraine To Inaugurate Zelenskiy As President
Ukraine is set to inaugurate Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the country’s new president on May 20. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatars Mark Anniversary Of Stalin-Era Deportations
Dozens of Crimean Tatars have marked the anniversary of the Stalin-era deportations from the Black Sea peninsula, with police warning participants that the event was unauthorized but otherwise not interfering. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
1944 Deportation Victim: ‘We Said Goodbye To Our Home’
Ridvan Bekirov was 10 years old when his family was thrown out of its Crimean home and shipped thousands of kilometers away from their native land. Speaking to RFE/RL in 2014, 70 years after the deportation, Bekirov shared his memories of the events of May 1944, which affected more then 200,000 Crimean Tatars. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service)...
1944 Deportation Victim: ‘I Will Never Forgive Russia’
Ali Aliyev was 14 years old when he and his family were forcibly put on a cattle train and moved out of Crimea. On May 18, 1944, the Soviet government deported more than 230,000 Crimean Tatars from their homeland as a form of collective punishment for alleged collaboration with the Nazis. Speaking to RFE/RL in 2014, 70 years after the...
This Time It’s Real: Ukrainian Comic To Take Presidential Oath
Actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy first took the oath to become Ukrainian president in his fictional TV series Servant of the People. Now he’s doing it for real. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Czech Soldier Gets Suspended Sentence For Joining Separatists In Eastern Ukraine
A court in the Czech Republic has handed a suspended three-year prison sentence to a soldier after finding him guilty of joining Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
