Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
‘Cold War,’ ‘Stalin’ Films Honored; Tributes Paid To Sentsov, Serebrennikov
A black-and-white Polish-made film, Cold War, won five awards, including best picture, while The Death of Stalin took the prize for the best European comedy at the European Film Awards. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Forms New Unified Orthodox Church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressing several thousand people outside the ancient St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv announced on December 15 in Kyiv that a historic church council has agreed on the creation of an independent Orthodox church for Ukraine. Metropolitan Epifaniy — a 39-year-old bishop from the Kyiv Patriarchate...
Ukrainian Air Force Pilot Dies In Fighter Jet Crash
A Ukrainian air force pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed during a landing attempt on December 15, the country’s military announced. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Orthodox Priests To Hold Historic Meeting In Kyiv
Senior Ukrainian Orthodox priests are due to hold a historic council on December 15 in a bid to form a new, unified, independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church and elect a leader, known as a primate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Church Says Bartholomew To Grant Autocephaly To Kyiv On January 6
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will hand over a decree granting independence to the future head of the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine on January 6, according to a church spokesman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bolton: No Trump-Putin Meeting While Russia Holds Ukrainian Ships, Sailors
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton says there will be no meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Moscow still holds the Ukrainian ships and sailors it seized near Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Leaders Prolong Economic Sanctions On Russia
EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on December 13 said economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine will be prolonged for another six months with the official rollover expected next week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Pledges Support For Ukraine Over Sea Of Azov Incident
NATO has pledged support for Ukraine’s navy more than two weeks after Russia seized three of Kyiv’s naval ships and arrested 24 sailors in the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bartholomew To Grant Autocephaly Tomos To Kyiv On January 6, Says Church Spokesman
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople will hand over a decree granting independence to the future head of the local Orthodox Church in Ukraine on January 6, according to a church spokesman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Journalists, Activists Urge Ukraine Separatists To Released Detained Reporter
More than 20 journalists and human rights activists have called for the immediate release of Ukrainian blogger and RFE/RL contributor Stanislav Aseyev, who has been held for more than 18 months by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
