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    Hundreds Rally In Kyiv Demanding Interior Minister’s Resignation
    Jun05

    Hundreds Rally In Kyiv Demanding Interior Minister’s Resignation

    Hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Ukraine’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov, have set off smoke bombs and fireworks in front of the parliament in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Protest Against Ukraine’s Interior Minister Causes Chaos Outside Parliament
    Jun05

    Protest Against Ukraine’s Interior Minister Causes Chaos Outside Parliament

    Hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Ukraine’s interior minister, Arsen Avakov, set off smoke bombs and fireworks in front of the parliament in Kyiv on June 5. Avakov, who was inside making a speech, has come under intense criticism in recent days. Critics say the minister has failed to rein in police abuses, bring about...

    Crimean Court Jails Jehovah’s Witness To 6 Years For ‘Extremist’ Activity
    Jun05

    Crimean Court Jails Jehovah’s Witness To 6 Years For ‘Extremist’ Activity

    A court in Russia-annexed Crimea has sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison for being a member of an extremist group. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Calls For Dismissal Of Ukraine’s Powerful Interior Minister Grow Louder After Alleged Police Rape, Gangland Shooting
    Jun03

    Calls For Dismissal Of Ukraine’s Powerful Interior Minister Grow Louder After Alleged Police Rape, Gangland Shooting

    The alleged rape and torture of a woman by police officers and a shoot-out between criminal gangs follow a series of other cases in which police were accused of involvement or of botching the investigation. Critics of Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, the only cabinet member in office since the aftermath of the 2014 Euromaidan uprising, say...

    Ukrainian And German Top Diplomats Talk NATO And Conflict In Eastern Ukraine
    Jun03

    Ukrainian And German Top Diplomats Talk NATO And Conflict In Eastern Ukraine

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has discussed ongoing conflict with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv’s relationship with NATO, and the issue of Russia-annexed Crimea with German officials during a one-day visit to Berlin. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine, Hungary Seek To Overcome Impasse Over Language Law Impeding NATO Initiatives
    May29

    Ukraine, Hungary Seek To Overcome Impasse Over Language Law Impeding NATO Initiatives

    Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto have discussed Kyiv-Budapest bilateral ties at a time Hungary is blocking NATO initiatives because of a restrictive language law in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    EU Releases 500 Million Euro Final Loan Tranche To Ukraine
    May29

    EU Releases 500 Million Euro Final Loan Tranche To Ukraine

    The European Commission has approved the disbursement of the second and final 500 million-euro tranche of its macro-financial assistance to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Poroshenko Again Fails To Show For Questioning At Ukraine’s State Bureau Of Investigations
    May29

    Poroshenko Again Fails To Show For Questioning At Ukraine’s State Bureau Of Investigations

    Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has failed for the second time this week to show up at the State Bureau of Investigations (DBR) for questioning. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Surrogate Babies Still Stuck In Ukrainian Lockdown Limbo
    May27

    Surrogate Babies Still Stuck In Ukrainian Lockdown Limbo

    More than 60 surrogate babies are still stuck in a Kyiv guesthouse, unable to be united with parents from 35 countries because of Ukraine’s lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty Of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car
    May27

    Ukraine Court Finds Lviv Student Guilty Of Torching RFE/RL Reporter’s Car

    A Ukrainian court has found a university student guilty of torching an RFE/RL reporter’s car, a decision that the news agency’s president said brings prosecutors closer to apprehending the organizers of the premeditated crime. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...