Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
From ‘Not Us’ To ‘Why Hide It?’: How Russia Denied Its Crimea Invasion, Then Admitted It
Russia initially denied that its soldiers seized government buildings and other strategic facilities in Crimea ahead of its March 2014 annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula five years ago this week — despite obvious signs of its involvement. It took a year for Moscow to come clean. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Out Of Tune With Ukraine? ‘Unpatriotic’ Pop Diva Dropped From Eurovision
Ukraine is scrambling to find a singer to compete at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest after pop diva Maruv was disqualified for not being “patriotic” enough. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Weeks Ahead Of Ukraine Vote, Poroshenko Under Fire Over Smuggling Claim
Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko has called for the impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko, accusing him of treason after a media outlet aired a program alleging that people close to the incumbent enriched themselves by smuggling spare parts for military equipment from Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Death Toll Up To 13,000 In Ukraine Conflict, Says UN Rights Office
Some 13,000 people have been killed, a quarter of them civilians, and as many as 30,000 wounded in the war in eastern Ukraine since it broke out in April 2014, the United Nations says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyers For Trump Ex-Campaign Chairman Ask For Leniency Ahead Of Sentencing
Defense lawyers made the arguments in a court filing, just two days after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his own sentencing memo that called Manafort a “hardened criminal.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ex-Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Of Staff Detained For High Treason
According to Lutsenko, Zamana is suspected of illegally dissolving 70 military garrisons and units, including air-defense missile brigades and battalions, and 19 air force units, and reducing a tactical aviation brigade to a squadron from 2012-2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Orthodox Church In Crimea ‘Caught In The Crossfire’
Ukrainian Orthodox Christians in Crimea say they have been targeted by the authorities since Russia seized control of the peninsula five years ago. The situation has worsened since the Ukrainian Orthodox Church broke away from Russian control in January. In Simferopol, a Ukrainian archbishop says his congregation is threatened with expulsion from...
Ex-Yanukovych Aide To Be Removed From EU Sanctions List: Sources
The European Union is set next week to remove Andriy Klyuyev, the head of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s presidential administration, from its sanctions list. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Wants UN To Move Ahead With Peacekeeping Mission In Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called on the UN secretary-general to draw up options for a peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine, saying such a mission could be a “decisive factor” in ending the conflict there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘It Was A Tragedy Then. We Have Another Tragedy Now.’ Ukrainians Rue Lack Of Justice For Euromaidan Killings
Five years later, there have been arrests and convictions over some of the 106 killings during the Euromaidan uprising. But only a few included prison time, and none involved former police officers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
