Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Congressional Democrats Suggest Early Departure Of U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Is Politically Motivated
Two top U.S. Democratic lawmakers have suggested that the early departure of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine may have been a politically motivated move on the part of President Donald Trump’s administration. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Energy Minister: European Oil Shipments To Resume By Mid-May
Russia’s energy minister said that oil is expected to resume flowing through a key pipeline to Europe by the middle of May, after contaminated supplies disrupted exports. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Frees Two Ukrainian Fishermen Held For Months After Incident Off Crimea Coast
Two Ukrainian fishermen detained last year by Russian border guards after their boat broke down off the coast of the Crimea Peninsula have been released. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Pig-Fat Chocolate
If life is like a box of chocolates, some Ukrainian confectioners are thinking well outside the box. Salo restaurant, in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, has carved out a reputation for serving the eponymous Slavic food of cured pork fat with just about everything: The restaurant serves sushi rolls wrapped in strips of salo, and even an...
Russian Authorities Promise To Remove Accusatory Pages From Crimean History Textbook
The Russian authorities who control Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula have promised to remove a section of a high-school history textbook that claims many Crimean Tatars collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Facebook Removes More Pages, Accounts Linked To ‘Inauthentic’ Russian Operators
Facebook said it has removed more pages and accounts that are believed to have originated in Russia and were involved in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine, Openly Criticized By Top Ukrainian Prosecutor, Departing Early
The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is departing her position by the middle of May, two months ahead of schedule, according to four people familiar with the decision. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Police Investigating Attack On Reporter As Attempted Murder
Ukrainian authorities said a reporter has been hospitalized in a coma after a brutal attack, and the assault is now being investigated as attempted murder. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Occupancy: High Court Backs Czech Hotel Owner’s Crimea Test For Russian Guests
A Czech man has received death threats since the country’s Constitutional Court this week backed his right to subject Russian hotel guests to a political litmus test over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Not My Flag, Not My Country’ — Leaving Annexed Crimea
It’s estimated that tens of thousands of people have left Crimea for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, since the 2014 annexation of the peninsula by Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
