Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Final Ukraine Results Give Zelenskiy 30 Percent Of Presidential Vote
Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Two Ukrainians Jailed For 14 Years In Crimea On Sabotage Charges
A Moscow-controlled court in Crimea has sentenced two Ukrainian citizens to 14 years in prison after convicting them of plotting sabotage on the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Final Results From Ukraine’s Presidential Election Give Zelenskyy 30 Percent Of Vote
Ukraine’s election commission has released the final results of the March 31 presidential vote, giving political newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskyy just over 30 percent of the vote. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poll: Majority Of Russians Support Crimea Annexation, But Worry About Economic Effects
A new poll shows that a majority of Russians still support the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula, but far fewer back any similar move toward the parts of the war-torn eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held by Russia backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Says Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Conflict In East
Ukraine says two of its soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bans All Flights To Russia After Opposition Politicians’ Moscow Visit
The Ukrainian government has banned unscheduled flights to Russia after a recent visit to Moscow by two opposition politicians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘I Don’t See A Future Here’: Life In Eastern Ukraine After Five Years Of War
A UN official says civilians living under the control of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine “have lost their livelihoods” and seen their limited resources “exhausted.” We spoke to 12 civilians who described life under occupation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Command Performance? On Ukraine’s Front Lines, Troops Aren’t Necessarily Sold On Poroshenko
Petro Poroshenko is trying to burnish his image as commander in chief to boost his reelection chances in a presidential runoff. But when it comes to the troops, is their wish really his command? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Pro-Kremlin Media’s Spin On Ukraine Elections
Pro-Kremlin media in Russia focused heavily on violations of election law as Ukrainians voted to choose a new president. International observers said the vote was generally free. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
HRW Blasts Russia Over ‘Escalating Pressure’ On Crimean Tatars
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the recent arrests of 23 Crimean Tatars by Russian authorities, calling it an “unprecedented move to intensify pressure on a group largely critical” of Moscow’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
