Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Daily Vertical: Rebranding The Donbas (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Briefing: Minsk And Malorossia
A new round of diplomacy kicks off on Ukraine as Russia tries to shake up the status quo. Listen to this week’s Power Vertical Briefing. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New U.S. Special Envoy Blames Russia For ‘Hot War’ In Eastern Ukraine
The U.S. special envoy for Ukraine peace negotiations said the ex-Soviet country is locked in a “hot war” with Russia-backed separatists and pinned the blame on Moscow for the conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
French President To Hold Talks With Putin, Merkel, Poroshenko On Ukraine Conflict
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will call the leaders of Russia, Germany, and Ukraine on July 24 in a stepped-up international effort to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Blames Russia For Recent Deaths Of Eight Soldiers In Country’s East
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has blamed Russia for the recent deaths of eight Ukrainian soldiers in its eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, where Moscow-backed separatists have intensified shelling of Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lukashenka Gets Red-Carpet Welcome In Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko rolled out the red carpet for his visiting counterpart from Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, but some Ukrainians were critical, especially of the timing of the authoritarian leader’s visit. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Siemens Cuts Some Russia Ties Over Crimea Turbines Scandal
The German industrial conglomerate Siemens says it is cutting some of its ties to Russia after receiving information that four gas turbines it sold to for use at a Russian power plant had been “illegally” diverted to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Navalny Takes On Ex-Commander Of Russia-Backed Separatists
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is debating a prominent former commander with Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine, an event that stoked widespread discussion and criticism among political players and watchers after it was announced last week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Mark Anniversary Of Journalist’s Killing
Friends and activists remembered slain journalist Pavel Sheremet in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the first anniversary of his assassination. Sheremet was killed in a car-bomb blast and supporters said they are frustrated the investigation into his death has failed to determine who ordered the attack. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service)...
Ukraine Says Nine Soldiers Killed Amid Intense Shelling
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on July 20 that nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed and five wounded in the previous 24 hours as Russia-backed separatists stepped up shelling attacks on their positions in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
