Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
European Parliament Says OSCE Cut Critical Remark About Russia From Ukraine Vote Statement
The European Parliament has accused the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) of whitewashing a press release about the Ukrainian presidential election by watering down critical wording about Russia, according to a sternly worded letter seen by RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin Critic Khodorkovsky Says Putin’s Circle Wants Him To Remain In Power Beyond 2024
Former Russian oil tycoon and Kremlin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky says political and business circles close to President Vladimir Putin want him to remain in power after his fourth term ends in 2024. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Presidential Rivals Take Blood Tests
Both candidates in Ukraine’s presidential election took blood tests in Kyiv on April 5, ahead of a live TV debate scheduled for April 19. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU, Ex-Soviet Republics To Extend Partnership Beyond 2020
The foreign ministers of the European Union and six former Soviet republics will meet next month to endorse an extension of the Eastern Partnership Program. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Presidential Race Takes A Turn For The Nurse
Just President Petro Poroshenko and challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy wading through a media scrum to get drug tested. For a debate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Family Of U.S. Teen Killed In Downing Of MH17 Sues Russian Banks, U.S. Money Firms
The family of the only American killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014 have filed suit against two Russian banks and U.S. money-transfer firms for alleging financing Russia-backed separatists accused of shooting the plane down over Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Head Of Russian News Agency’s Office In Ukraine Goes On Trial For Treason
Prosecutors have accused Kirill Vyshinsky, the head of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti’s office in Ukraine, of publishing “anti-Ukrainian” articles and materials at the beginning of his treason trial in a Kyiv court. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Dueling Videos, Zelenskiy And Poroshenko Debate A Debate. Can They Fill A 70,000-Seat Stadium?
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and incumbent Petro Poroshenko have egged each other on since they advanced to a presidential runoff. But in upping the stakes to an Olympic-sized event, they both may have bitten off more than the country can chew. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Foreign Ministers Meet In Washington To Mark NATO’s 70th Anniversary
Foreign ministers from NATO’s 29 member countries are meeting for a second day in Washington to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary and discuss security threats, including Russia and Afghanistan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Blast Injures Man Suspected Of Planting Bomb Under Car In Kyiv
A man suspected of planting a bomb under the car of a Ukrainian security officer was severely injured overnight when the bomb exploded in the parking lot of a Kyiv shopping center. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
