Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Rogues’ Gallery: Whatever Happened To The First Separatist Leaders In Ukraine?
In 2014 when pro-Russia separatists made their grab for power in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, these were some of the faces grabbing headlines. But, five years later, where are they now? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tymoshenko’s Presidential Campaign Reported Suspicious Donations, Investigation Finds
The presidential campaign of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has registered numerous suspicious donations, repeating a pattern that journalists uncovered in her Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party’s accounts in 2016. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Suffers World’s Biggest Rise In Measles Cases in 2018
Ukraine suffered the world’s largest increase in the number of measles cases in 2018, some of them the result of the so-called “anti-vac” movement, the United Nations children’s agency says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crowdsourcer In Chief: Ukrainian Funnyman Takes Unorthodox Path To Top Of Presidential Pack
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s campaign style, which amounts to posting videos on social media and touring with his comedy troupe, is highly unorthodox by Ukrainian Standards. But it’s helped him rise to the top of the polls. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Black Sea Fleet Officer, Partner Jailed As Spies For Ukraine
An officer of Russia’s Black Sea fleet and his partner have been imprisoned on charges of spying for Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on February 28. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tymoshenko Accuses Parliament’s Leadership Of Blocking Presidential Impeachment
Ukrainian lawmaker and former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has accused the leadership of parliament — the Verkhovna Rada — of intentionally impeding an impeachment process against President Petro Poroshenko just a month before Ukraine’s presidential election. Tymoshenko, a presidential candidate whose Batkivshchyna...
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court Annuls Legislation On Illegal Enrichment
Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has annulled legislation aimed at fighting against illegal enrichment among officials, in a move that was denounced by a Ukrainian law enforcement agency fighting against corruption as a “step back.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Pulls Out Of Eurovision After Local Winner Rejects Conditions
Ukraine has announced it will not participate in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest amid a scandal in its national selection process. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Crimea Must Be Returned To Ukraine,’ U.S. Tells Russia
The United States has reaffirmed that it will maintain sanctions on Russia until it returns control of Crimea to Ukraine, nearly five years after Moscow annexed the peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
So Long Selfies! Russia Bans Smartphones In The Military
A new law passed by the Duma bans Russian soldiers from taking their smartphones into service, posting anything military related on social media, or talking to journalists. What’s behind the latest move? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
