Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Putin To Visit Crimea At End Of Election Campaign
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Crimea on March 14, the last day of his presidential election campaign, in order to attend events linked to the fourth anniversary of the widely rejected referendum Russia staged when it annexed the region from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Extends Sanctions Against Russians, Pro-Russia Ukrainian Separatists
The European Union on 12 March officially prolonged its asset freezes and visa bans against 150 Russian officials and Russia-backed Ukrainian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Three Wounded In Country’s East
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed and three wounded in clashes in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Village Doctor
With long-delayed reforms to Ukraine’s creaking health-care system set to be rolled out, Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich documented the conditions currently faced by one rural doctor. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Envoy: Russia, Ukraine Equally Vital For Transdniester Resolution
The new OSCE envoy for the Transdniester conflict says that Russia and Ukraine have equally important roles in resolving the decades-old dispute between Moldova and its eastern breakaway region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Russia Remain World’s Top Exporters Of Weapons
The United States remains the world’s top weapons seller, accounting for 34 percent of global arms sales over the past five years, a new study shows. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU’s Top Diplomat Travels To Ukraine As Anniversary Of Crimea Takeover Looms
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is traveling to Kyiv on March 11 for talks with top Ukrainian government officials, ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko: Ukraine Seeking NATO Membership Action Plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Kyiv is seeking a Membership Action Plan (MAP), a formal step toward joining NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Grants Ukraine Status Of ‘Aspirant Country’
NATO has granted Ukraine the status of an aspirant country to eventual membership in the 29-nation Western alliance. Georgia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina enjoy similar status. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prisoner-Exchange Organizer Detained Near East Ukraine War Zone
An NGO head who has negotiated exchanges of captives in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, Volodymyr Ruban, has been detained by Ukrainian authorities on suspicion of smuggling, authorities said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
