Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian To 8 Years On Terror Charges
A court in Russia has sentenced a Ukrainian citizen to 8 years in prison on terrorism charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. ‘Defensive Arms’ For Ukraine?
The White House is considering supplying Ukraine with “defensive arms,” but what does this actually mean? (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service/Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Forget High-Tech APCs, Ukrainian Troops Must Trust ‘The Banker’
Ukraine’s military has been trying to modernize its equipment in the face of three years of fighting Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country. But a series of design and production problems have meant that soldiers cannot use new armored personnel carriers meant for the battlefield. So, some troops continue to rely on a...
Amnesty International Demands Immediate Release Of Elderly Crimean Tatar Activist
Amnesty International has urged authorities in Russia-controlled Crimea to immediately release a 76-year-old Crimean Tatar activist from jail. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer For Crimean Tatar Leader Compares Russia With Nazi Germany
A Russian lawyer for a Crimean Tatar leader who is on trial in Russian-controlled Crimea has sharply criticized the Kremlin, comparing President Vladimir Putin’s Russia with Nazi Germany and suggesting officials who serve the state will face an unhappy fate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer For Crimean Tatar Leader Compares Russia With Nazi Germany
A Russian lawyer for a Crimean Tatar leader who is on trial in Russian-controlled Crimea has sharply criticized the Kremlin, comparing President Vladimir Putin’s Russia with Nazi Germany and suggesting officials who serve the state will face an unhappy fate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia-Backed Separatist Leader Says ‘Little Russia’ A Bust
The leader of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region says his plan to create a country called Little Russia has failed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
FBI Agents Search Home Of Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman
The FBI has searched the Virginia home of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, U.S. media report, amid an ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Rich Rides Of Ukraine’s SBU
Some staff at the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) drive top-range cars, but won’t explain how they got them. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service witnessed a string of expensive vehicles over several days in an SBU parking lot in Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Visits Lithuania, Rallies Outside Russian Embassy
Former Georgian President and Ukrainian regional governor Mikheil Saakashvili has made a visit to Lithuania, the latest stop in his travels since Ukraine said on July 26 that it was stripping him of his citizenship. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
