Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine, Belarus Mark 32nd Anniversary Of Chernobyl Disaster
Ukraine is marking the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26 with a memorial service and a series of events in remembrance of the world’s worst-ever civilian nuclear accident. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Haunted Hallways: Chernobyl Engineers Revisit The Doomed Reactor
April 26 marks 32 years since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Three former Chernobyl engineers returned to their workplace in 2016, accompanied by RFE/RL journalists. For Arcadia Uskova and Oleksiy Breusa, it was not their first visit back. For Oleksandr Cheranov, however, the visit marked the first time he had stood...
Ukraine’s Soccer Federation To Shun FIFA Congress In Moscow
A spokesman for Ukraine’s soccer federation has said the organization will skip a meeting of world soccer’s governing body scheduled to be held in Moscow this summer. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hostility Toward Media No Longer Limited To Authoritarians, Watchdog Warns
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kazakh Citizen Faces Trial For Joining Russia-Backed Separatists In Eastern Ukraine
The trial of a Kazakh citizen who fought alongside Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has started in Kazakhstan’s central city of Qaraghandy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
G7 Unified In Opposing Russia’s ‘Malign’ Acts, U.S. Official Says
A senior U.S. official has told reporters that foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations remain determined to oppose Russia’s efforts to “destabilize” nations around the world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Slams Russia, Iran As ‘Morally Reprehensible’ For Continued Rights Violations
A new U.S. State Department report has labeled the governments of Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea as “morally reprehensible” with human rights violations on a daily basis, making them “forces of instability.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. National Security Aide Tells Russia Conditions For Better Ties
The new U.S. national security adviser has told Russia’s U.S. ambassador that Moscow must address U.S. concerns on election meddling, the “reckless” nerve-agent attack in Britain, and the situations in Ukraine and Syria before relations can substantially improve. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Lawmakers Back President’s Move To Obtain Autocephalous Status For Orthodox Church
Ukrainian lawmakers have backed President Petro Poroshenko’s appeal to the worldwide head of the Orthodox Church to recognize the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s independence from Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Struggling To Believe: Ukrainian Orthodox Church Under Pressure In Crimea
The Kyiv-based Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Crimea is on the brink of oblivion. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
