Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Deputized As Election Monitors, Ukrainian Ultranationalists ‘Ready To Punch’ Violators
Ukrainian vigilantes say their members might resort to violence “in the name of justice” if police fail to adequately monitor this month’s presidential election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Urged To Protect Women’s Solidarity Events From Violent Attacks
Amnesty International is urging the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that participants in events marking International Women’s Day on March 8 are “protected from violence.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Envoy Urges Ukraine To Sack Top Anticorruption Official, Seriously Tackle Graft
The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv has called on Ukrainian authorities to fire the country’s special anticorruption prosecutor and tackle its corruption problem. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Ambassadors Approve Sanctions On Eight More Russians Over Kerch Strait Incident
EU ambassadors have agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on eight Russians involved in the capture and jailing of 24 Ukrainian seamen in an incident near the Kerch Strait in November, according to several sources familiar with the discussions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Top U.S. General Calls For More Defenses For Ukraine Against Russia
Scaparrotti spoke just over three months after Russian naval forces seized three Ukrainian vessels operating in the Kerch Strait, near Crimea and the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Female Tank Commander ‘Defects’ For Love, Warns Kyiv Of ‘Invasion’ Plan
Svitlana Dryuk, a notorious former tank commander for separatist forces in Ukraine has appeared in Kyiv with grave claims about Russian actions in eastern Ukraine. Can she be believed? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Political Activist Kolchenko Describes Russian Prison Conditions
Ukrainian activist Oleksandr Kolchenko is serving a 10-year sentence in Russia on terror charges that human rights groups say are politically motivated. He was convicted in 2015 alongside Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea. During a visit by an observation mission, Sentsov described the time...
EU Extends Asset Freeze On Ex-President Yanukovych, 11 Other Ukrainians
The European Union has extended asset freezes on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and 11 other Ukrainians suspected of embezzling state funds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Fires Close Ally Amid Smuggling Scandal
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired a close ally, Oleh Hladkovskyy, from the post of first deputy chairman of the National Security and Defense Council amid allegations that Hladkovskyy’s son was involved in smuggling spare parts of military equipment from Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop Arrested In Crimea
Russian security officials have detained the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
