Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Parliament In Kyiv OKs Bill Making Ukrainian The Official State Language
Ukraine’s parliament has approved legislation that its authors say will “secure” the use of Ukrainian as the official “state language.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Signs Decree Simplifying Russian Citizenship For Ukraine Separatists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree simplifying the procedure for people living in parts of eastern Ukraine held by Russia-backed separatists to obtain Russian citizenship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President-Elect Calls For Talks With IMF To Lower Natural Gas Price
Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on the country’s government and the state energy firm Naftogaz Ukrainy to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to lower the household price for natural gas price from May 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian PM To Contest Upcoming Elections With ‘New Political Forces’
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman said he will take part in the October parliamentary elections with a party other than that of incumbent President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Back In Parliament After Release From Jail
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko returned to work in parliament on April 23, after release from pretrial detention the previous week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Back In Parliament After Abrupt Release From Jail, Savchenko Praises Zelenskiy
Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko has returned to parliament a week after she was unexpectedly released from jail, where she had been held for more than a year over allegations that she plotted a terrorist attack on parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Smash Or Flop, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Steps Into Role Of A Lifetime
The president-elect will take the reins of a country that requires reforms and is ensnared in a war with Russia-backed separatists. But for a day, at least, Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s victory is about Ukrainian optimism. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
As Ukraine Elects A Comedian, Russian Officials Declare Its Election A Joke
Outgoing Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko has been a favorite bête noire for Russian state media. His defeat prompted celebration in Moscow’s TV studios and its corridors of power. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Partial To Do List For Ukraine’s President-Elect
The vote tally is nearly over. Now it’s time for Volodymyr Zelenskiy to size up the looming issues he will face. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Anything Is Possible’ — Comedian Zelenskiy Takes Ukrainian Presidency In A Landslide
Exit polls showed comic-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy won a landslide victory in the April 21 Ukrainian presidential runoff vote against incumbent Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
