Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Volker Says Ukraine To Make Own Decision On NATO
Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy for efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine, says that the country is not ready yet to join NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian-Born Gavrilova Wins First WTA Title, Joins Sharapova, Kuznetsova, Svitolina In U.S. Open Next
Unseeded Daria Gavrilova, a Russian-born Australian, upset second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia to win her first career Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Says Georgia To Charge Him With Plotting Coup
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is also a former governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, has accused the authorities of Georgia and Ukraine of planning to accuse of planning a coup in Georgia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Cease-Fire Violations Reported In Eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military and Russia-backed separatists have accused each other of violating a cease-fire established ahead of the start of the new school year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: The Other Russian World
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Activists Mark Two Years Since Filmmaker Sentsov’s Conviction In Russia
Supporters of Crimean film director Oleh Sentsov have held a rally in Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, to mark two years since his conviction in Russia following a trial that has drawn international condemnation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
At Least 18 Dead As Russian Bus Falls Into Sea
Russian authorities say at least 18 people are dead after a bus packed with construction workers fell into the sea in a southern region near Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Radioactive Mushrooms In Belarus?
A woman who lives among the radiation-contaminated fields near the Chernobyl nuclear plant picks and sells wild mushrooms just to make ends meet. (RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Envoy On Ukraine Conflict To Meet With Russian Counterpart In Minsk
The new U.S. special envoy for efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Kurt Volker, is expected to meet with a Russian representative on August 21 in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S.-Based Group Sending Veterinarians To Treat Stray Dogs Of Chernobyl Area
A Boston-based international animal-welfare group says it is sending a veterinary team to Ukraine to treat dogs near the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
