Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
From Brazilian Poster Boy For Ukraine’s Separatists To ‘Man Of God’
Captured, convicted, exonerated, then freed, a Brazilian former pro-Russian militant now lives secretly among monks in the country he once fought to destroy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian President To Expand Sanctions Against Russians, Paralleling U.S.
Ukraine will expand financial and other sanctions against Russian individuals and companies, paralleling U.S. efforts to punish Moscow for its actions in Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Patriarch Calls On EU To Maintain Russia Sanctions
Patriarch Filaret, the head of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church, has called on the European Union not to treat the conflict in his country’s east as Kyiv’s internal problem and urged the bloc to maintain sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Security Beefed Up In Odesa On Anniversary Of Deadly Clash
Security has been beefed up in Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa as ceremonies are under way to commemorate 48 people killed in a 2014 clash between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian demonstrators. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Ombudswoman Seeks Medical Care For Hunger-Striking Prisoner In Crimea
Volodymyr Balukh, a pro-Kyiv activist jailed by the Russia-imposed authorities in Crimea, has been on hunger strike for 43 days and his health is reportedly in decline. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Expected To Expand Russia Sanctions Over Presidential Poll In Crimea
The European Union is set to sanction five people who, according to the bloc, helped organize the Russian presidential election in the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea in March. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Confirms Delivery Of Javelin Antitank Missiles To Ukraine
The United States confirms to RFE/RL its delivery of Javelin antitank missile systems to Ukraine in a move that is welcome in Kyiv but will almost certainly enrage Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Insists Iran Will ‘Not Be Doing Nuclear Weapons’
U.S. President Donald Trump insists that Iran will not acquire nuclear weapons, although he declined to speak about what measures he would use to deter Tehran should the landmark 2015 nuclear deal collapse. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo Says No Decision Yet On Iran Deal, Assails Russian ‘Aggression’
New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “no decision” has been made on whether the United States will pull out of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but he said it is “unlikely” to remain unless major changes are made. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Police Break Silence After Video Shows Far-Right Attack On Kyiv Roma
When a Romany camp in Kyiv was attacked by far-right nationalists, the police downplayed it. Then a video of the attack went viral. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
