Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukrainian Police Detain Far-Right Activists For Hooliganism Against Pro-Russia Party Headquarters
Seventeen members of a far-right group have been detained for attacking the headquarters of Ukraine’s largest pro-Russia political party in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv, Sofia Clash Over Ukraine’s Plan To Redraw District Lines In Ethnic-Bulgarian Region
Ukraine and Bulgaria have clashed over Kyiv’s plans to change administrative divisions within a district in the southern Odesa region with a sizeable ethnic-Bulgarian minority. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF, Ukraine Pencil $5 Billion Deal To Help With Dept Repayments
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukrainian officials reached a staff-level agreement on a new $5 billion stand-by arrangement to help Kyiv cope with economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UNICEF Calls For Cease-Fire In Eastern Ukraine, Says Children ‘Urgently Need Peace’
The UN children’s agency is calling for all parties to the deadly conflict in eastern Ukraine to commit to a cease-fire and end more than six years of fighting, as an increase in shelling has resulted in numerous child casualties and damaged schools since the beginning of the year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU May Break Own Protocol By Participating in Russia-Backed Crimea Event
The European Union and several of its member states may break the bloc’s own guidelines on contacts with de facto authorities of the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula by participating in a Moscow-backed videoconference on the situation in the region. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Senate Committee Issues Subpoena In Probe Of Hunter Biden’s Ukraine Ties
A Republican-led U.S. Senate committee has voted to subpoena documents for an investigation into Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Craft Beer This Time: Ukrainian President Reflects On First Year In Office — From A Safe Distance
Volodymyr Zelenskiy entered Ukraine’s presidency like a rock star, playing off comedic fame. After 100 days he looked like a hip young leader, speed-meeting groups of journalists over craft beers and avocado toast. At the one-year mark, under the cloud of COVID-19, he addressed reporters from a safe social distance on the lawn of the...
Video Purportedly Shows Russian Snipers In Ukraine
Video released by the Ukrainian military shows what it claims is a team of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) snipers operating in eastern Ukraine. Analysts interviewed by RFE/RL agreed that the men’s equipment indicated that, at the very least, they were supported by a state actor — and that Russia was the most likely...
Ukrainian President ‘Sure’ IMF Memorandum To Be Signed By End Of Month
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, says he is certain a memorandum with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be signed by the end of May to bolster the country’s finances. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine To Use Separatist Interviews As Evidence Of Role In MH17 Downing
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) says it will use a journalist’s interview with former separatist figures as evidence of crimes committed during the war in the east of the country, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
