Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
No More ‘Business As Usual,’ Russia Not A Strategic Partner, European Parliament Declares
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to approve a report stating that Russia “can no longer be considered a ‘strategic partner’” and that “the EU cannot envisage a gradual return to ‘business as usual’ until Russia fully implements the [2015] Minsk Agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Live Blog: Ukraine Election Run-Up
Follow all of the latest developments as they happen. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Onetime Russian Hero Selling Gold Crimea Medal Bearing ‘Despised’ Putin
Igor Girkin was once seen as a hero in Russia for his role in the occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. Now he’s selling his gold medal celebrating Crimea’s “reunification with Russia.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Pivots, Says Austrian Journalist Barred ‘For His Own Safety’
The Ukrainian Security Service first said Christian Wehrschuetz had been banned for violating laws on entering Russia-annexed Crimea. Now, citing the reporter’s own public concerns, they say they want “to avoid possible provocations.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Ukrainian Priest’s Fight Club
When Orthodox priest Andriy Korobkov is not ministering to his small parish in western Ukraine, he’s serving the community in a different way: by teaching kids martial arts. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Police: Twenty Officers Hospitalized After Clashes With Far-Right Activists
Police in Ukraine say that 22 officers were injured in clashes with far-right protesters who tried to attack a presidential motorcade ahead of this month’s election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Police, Far-Right Protesters Clash In Kyiv
Police and far-right demonstrators have clashed outside the presidential administration building in the Ukrainian capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Far-Right Protesters Clash With Police In Kyiv
Police and far-right demonstrators clashed in the Ukrainian capital on March 9 as several hundred people gathered outside the presidential administration building in Kyiv to call for the arrest of figures implicated in an alleged military corruption scandal. The clashes occurred after a media investigation last week detailed purported...
Bandera Beef? In Germany, Hip-Hop Opera Courts Ukrainian Controversy
A Ukrainian-born composer invokes the iconic World War II-era Ukrainian independence leader Stepan Bandera in his “hiphopera” for Berliners. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Austria Protests Ukraine’s Decision To Bar ORF Journalist
Austria has protested Ukraine’s move to bar an Austrian reporter, calling the move an act of censorship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
