Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Cold War Hope And Tragedy: Samantha Smith’s Soviet Sojourn
Samantha Smith’s trip in July 1983 as a “goodwill ambassador” to the U.S.S.R. was a media sensation, although some dismissed her visit as a Soviet PR stunt. She spent three days at the most popular Young Pioneers’ camp called Artek, which was located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimean Peninsula. …read more...
Ukrainian Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Resigns
The head of Ukraine’s Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office says he has resigned after five years in the post. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How Two U.S. Religious Aid Workers May Have Helped A Ukrainian Tycoon Launder Millions
Mordechai Korf traveled on a religious mission to his family’s ancestral home in Ukraine just as the Soviet Union was collapsing. Years later, he and a close friend became very wealthy men. U.S. authorities say the men played a key role in helping Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskiy launder hundreds of millions of dollars in the United...
Another Arson Attack Appears To Target RFE/RL Journalists In Ukraine
An arson attack on a car used by an RFE/RL investigative team has been captured on surveillance cameras. The attack came days after a journalist belonging to the same team claimed to have found possible evidence of surveillance equipment in his apartment. In January, the car of an RFE/RL journalist was also targeted. …read more Source::...
Trump Denies Collusion After Senate Report Finds Evidence Of Russia’s 2016 Election Interference
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s final report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election showed he had not colluded with Russia or Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Media Watchdogs Urge Ukraine To Investigate Arson Attack On Journalists’ Car
Media watchdogs have called on Ukrainian authorities to investigate intimidation and attacks against journalists from Skhemy (Schemes), a joint investigative project by RFE/RL and UA: Pershy television, after one of their cars was torched. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Summons Belarus Ambassador, Saying Release Of Alleged Russian Mercenaries Undermined Trust
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine has summoned the Belarus ambassador for consultations on deteriorating relations between the two countries. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Suspect In Sheremet’s Killing In Ukraine Transferred To House Arrest
A court in Kyiv has ruled to transfer one of the suspects in the high-profile 2016 killing in the Ukrainian capital of journalist Pavel Sheremet from a detention center to house arrest. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Holds 133 Ukrainians On Politically Motivated Charges, Ombudswoman Says
Ukrainian Ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova says Russia is currently holding 133 Ukrainian citizens on politically motivated charges, including 97 Crimean Tatars. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Exiled Lukashenka Challenger Said To Leave Moscow For Kyiv
A critic of Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka who last month fled the country along with his children after his and others’ candidacies were rejected for next week’s presidential election has reportedly left Russia for neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
