Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Georgia’s Ex-President Saakashvili Resorts To Swiftian Satire
A day after taking a DNA test to prove his pure Georgian ancestry, former President Mikheil Saakashvili shared an image of himself being taken prisoner by scores of tiny people. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine President Signs Constitutional Amendment On NATO, EU Membership
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a constitutional amendment committing the country to becoming a member of NATO and the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Amnesty International: Five Years After Euromaidan, Justice For The Victims ‘Still Not Even In Sight’
Amnesty International says the Ukrainian criminal justice system has “resisted and obstructed justice” when dealing with the human rights violations committed by police during the Euromaidan protests five years ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort Could Face 19-24 Years In Prison
Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, could face 19 to 24 years in prison on tax and bank-fraud charges, according to a new court filing by the U.S. special counsel. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Confidant Disinvited From EU-Funded Conference After Report
A close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been disinvited from a conference funded by the European Union hours after his participation was revealed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sources Say EU Ready With Sanctions Over Russia’s Detention Of Ukraine Seamen
EU diplomats have agreed to impose asset freezes and visa bans on a number of Russians involved in the capture and detention of 24 Ukrainian seamen during an incident near the Kerch Strait in November, several sources told RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Official Charged With Ordering Anticorruption Activist’s Killing
A high-ranking regional official suspected of organizing the killing of Ukrainian anticorruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk last year has been arrested. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
War Vets March On: From Afghanistan To The Donbas
Thirty years after Soviet troops retreated from Afghanistan, veterans of that conflict can now be found on the front lines of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Deports Russia-Aligned Priest, Strips Citizenship, In Church Rift
Ukraine has taken the extraordinary step of deporting a senior cleric of the Moscow-aligned Orthodox Church and stripping him of his citizenship, marking a political escalation in the historic rift that has shaken the Eastern Orthodox world and further raised tensions between Kyiv and Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Authorities Detain Three Crimean Tatars Accused Of Being Extremists
Russian-imposed authorities in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea region have detained three Crimean Tatar activists, according to a Ukrainian human rights group. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
