Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Putin Says He And Trump Briefly Discussed Ukraine Naval Confrontation
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he and U.S. President Donald Trump briefly discussed the recent naval confrontation in the Black Sea between Ukrainian and Russian naval ships. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says Russia Amassing Forces Along Border
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that Russia is amassing ground forces and weaponry along the border between the two countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin, Merkel Discuss Sea Of Azov Crisis At G20 Summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged “freedom of shipping into the Sea of Azov” in a private talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Stops 100 Russians From Entering Country Amid Ban
Ukraine’s border guard service says some 100 Russian male nationals were stopped from entering the country on December 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Manafort Could Face New Charges, Sentencing Likely In March
The special counsel investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election may file additional charges against Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
G7 Calls Russia’s Seizure Of Ukrainian Ships ‘Unjustified’
The Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized countries have called Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian vessels unjustified and demanded the release of the 24 captured Ukrainian sailors, saying the standoff had “dangerously raised tensions.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
G20 Summit Opens In Argentina Amid Ukraine Crisis
World leaders are meeting in Argentina for their annual Group of 20 (G20) summit amid new tensions between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Deploys S-400 Missile System In Crimea
Russia has deployed an additional S-400 surface-to-air missile unit to Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The extra unit, deployed on November 29, reinforces three units already based there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer For Detained Ukrainian Sailor Decries ‘Political Trial’
A lawyer for one of the Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia on November 25 off the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea has said the case against the seamen was “a political trial.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Searches Home Of Russian Orthodox Cleric
Ukraine’s intelligence agency is searching the home of a senior Russian Orthodox cleric in Kyiv for “inciting hatred.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
