Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russia Undermines Freedom Of Expression ‘Both Domestically And Abroad,’ U.S. Says
Russia is working to subvert free speech both at home and abroad, and is stepping up pressure on its independent media, the United States has warned at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Broken Faith: Ukrainian Church Fights For Independence From Moscow
A stark decision by one church in eastern Ukraine sheds light on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s struggle to emerge from Russia’s shadow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechen Fighter Gives Up Gun For Shepherd’s Crook In Belarus
For one Chechen mercenary and his family, Belarus was supposed to be the springboard to a better life in the West. But the former soldier of fortune has settled in, and now wields nothing more dangerous than a cattle-herding crook. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Says Religious Persecution Persists In Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan
The United States says religious persecution continues to be widespread around the globe as it unveiled its annual report on religious freedom, with violations cited in Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, among other countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Jailed Ukrainian Filmmaker On Hunger Strike In Russia Agrees To Treatment
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who opposed Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and is now on hunger strike in a Russian prison, has agreed to receive medical treatment, Russia’s prison authorities say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poland Seeks Permanent U.S. Troop Presence To Counter Russia
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on May 28 that he has had talks with U.S. officials about permanently stationing U.S. troops in Poland as a deterrent against Russian aggression. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Five Former Presidents See Threat In Rising Polish-Ukrainian Tensions
Five ex-presidents from Poland and Ukraine have issued a joint appeal for reconciliation between their countries amid growing nationalism and provocations from Russia that have strained their relations. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Polish PM Calls Nord Stream 2 ‘Weapon’ Of Hybrid Warfare
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says Russia’s planned natural-gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, is a weapon of hybrid warfare that Moscow wants to use to undermine European energy security and the solidarity of the European Union and NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Seeks 14-Year Term For Ukrainian Journalist Accused Of Spying
Russian prosecutors are seeking a 14-year prison term for Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who is on trial in Moscow on espionage charges in a case viewed by rights activists as politically motivated. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Claims Moscow Brought 1 Million Russians Into Crimea
Russia has relocated up to 1 million people to the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea, according to Mustafa Dzhemilev, the longtime leader of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s envoy for Crimean Tatar affairs. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
