Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine To Seek Extradition Of Alleged Russian Mercenaries Detained In Belarus
Kyiv says it will seek the extradition of 33 alleged contractors from the Russian private military company Vagner being held in Belarus for their alleged participation in a conflict with Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk since April 2014. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Reiterates Determination For Justice In Talks With Iran Over Downed Passenger Jet
Ukraine has reiterated its determination to bring Iran to justice for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran during talks on compensation over the January air disaster that killed 176 people. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Bill Backing Reform In Ukraine Seeks To Show U.S. ‘Will Stand By’ Its Friend
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to provide military assistance and reform support to Ukraine over the next five years, underscoring the widespread congressional backing for the nation despite repeated disappointments as it battles Russia-backed forces. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Ex-President Kravchuk Takes Presidential Envoy Post In Group For Resolving Conflict
Ukraine’s first President Leonid Kravchuk has agreed to take the post of presidential envoy in the trilateral contact group on resolving the armed conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nobody’s Child: Inside Ukraine’s Controversial Surrogate Adoption Industry
Ukraine is one of the few countries in the world that allows commercial surrogacy. Biological parents, often from abroad, pay a company to organize a surrogate mother to carry their child. For some couples, it’s their only chance at longed-for parenthood. But when something goes wrong, human lives hang in the balance, and critics say the...
Kuchma Quits As Presidential Envoy In Group For Resolving Conflict In Ukraine
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has left the post of presidential envoy in the trilateral contact group on resolving the ongoing conflict between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian armed forces in the country’s east. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iranian Delegation To Visit Ukraine To Discuss Compensation For Shooting Down Passenger Jet
An Iranian delegation will visit Ukraine later this week to discuss compensation for a Ukrainian jet shot down by Iran on January 8, the Ukrainian foreign minister said. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Snail Sales Sluggish As As Lockdowns Bite Into Business
Even though snail farming is relatively new in Ukraine, business is drying up. Demand for snails has plunged in key European markets like Spain and France because lockdowns were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Full Cease-Fire Begins In Eastern Ukraine Conflict Area
A complete cease-fire has entered into force between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin, Zelenskiy Speak By Phone Ahead Of Fresh Truce In Eastern Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin have discussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine hours before a fresh cease-fire was due to enter into force. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
