Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Pope Calls For Peace In Syria, Yemen In Christmas Message
Pope Francis used his Christmas message on December 25 to urge the world to put aside “partisan interests” to find a political solution to conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and other flash points. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Weightlifters From Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia Hit After Doping Tests
Five weightlifters from former Soviet states, including two former Olympic champions, have been provisionally suspended after retests of their samples from the 2012 London Olympics came back positive for doping, the sports’ governing body says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s President Signs Law Forcing Russia-Affiliated Church To Change Name
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law requiring the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to change its name to one that reveals its affiliation with the Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Fighter Jets Moved To Annexed Ukrainian Region
More than a dozen advanced Russian fighter jets have arrived at a base in the Ukrainian region of Crimea, which Moscow occupied and annexed in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Britain Vow To Support Ukraine’s Navy After November Kerch Strait Attack
The United States says it will provide an additional $10 million in military financing to Ukraine to help bolster its navy after Russia captured three of Kyiv’s ships at sea in late November. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Moves To Return 107-Year-Old Painting, Stolen During World War II, To Ukrainian Museum
U.S. authorities have moved to claim a 107-year-old painting of Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible that was stolen from an Ukrainian art museum during World War II and discovered in a home in the U.S. state of Connecticut. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Lawmakers OK Law To Rename Moscow-Loyal Orthodox Church
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill that would force the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to change its name. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Brawl Breaks Out In Ukrainian Parliament
A fight broke out in Ukraine’s parliament as deputies removed a poster calling for the prosecution of a Ukrainian politician who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, announced a break on December 20 after members of two rival opposition parties traded punches. …read more...
Family Anxious For News Of Ukrainian Captain Jailed By Russia
Roman Mokryak is a Ukrainian naval officer and one of 24 sailors captured by Russia during a violent encounter at sea on November 25. In his hometown of Karlivka, Ukraine, his parents say they’ve been unable to contact their son as he awaits trial in Russian-controlled Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Brawl Interrupts Ukrainian Parliament Session
A fight broke out in Ukraine’s parliament as deputies from the Opposition Bloc removed a poster calling for the prosecution of a Ukrainian politician who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
