Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S. General Says Russia Not ‘Transparent’ About Upcoming Exercises
A senior U.S. general in Europe says the U.S. military is keeping a close eye on Moscow’s planned military exercises in Russia and Belarus — exercises that some experts say could involve 100,000 troops. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mother Hunts For Sons Missing In Action In Ukraine
The mother of two Ukrainian government soldiers is on desperate hunt to learn the fate of her sons who went missing in action in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Kateryna Khomyak’s sons were among more than 400 soldiers the Ukrainian government says are missing after battling Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. (YouTube, RFE/RL’s...
Jailed Pro-Kyiv Russian Activist Starts Hunger Strike
A Russian activist in the southern region of Krasnodar jailed for propagating extremism and separatism online has started a hunger strike in custody, her mother says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Klitschko Retires
Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has announced his retirement from boxing at age 41. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yanukovych’s Treason Trial Set To Restart
The in-absentia treason trial of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is due to restart today. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trial Of Crimean Journalist Semena Set To Resume In Simferopol
Russian-appointed judges at a court in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea region are scheduled to conduct a new hearing in the trial of Mykola Semena, an RFE/RL contributor who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
President Ponders Saakashvili Regaining Georgian Citizenship
Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili said his predecessor Mikheil Saakashvili needs to decide whether he wants to become a Georgian again. Saakashvili, who was Georgian president in 2004-2013, was stripped of his citizenship in 2015 soon after becoming governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region. That post required him to take Ukrainian...
Trump Signs Bill Imposing New Sanctions On Russia, Iran, North Korea
The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump on August 2 signed a bill into law that imposes new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarus Extradites Russian Activist Wanted For Alleged Extremism
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Yegorov has been extradited from Belarus to Russia, his lawyer says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Olympic Judo Champion Arrested In Ukraine On Sexual Assault Charges
Two-time Olympic judo champion Peter Seisenbacher was arrested in Kyiv on sexual assault charges on August 1 after seven months on the run. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
