Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S. Taps Ex-NATO Ambassador As Special Ukraine Envoy
Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, has been appointed to be the new U.S. special envoy to negotiate over the fate of war-racked Ukraine, two State Department officials confirmed to RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Holds Talks With Merkel As Police Clash With Protesters Ahead Of G20 Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump has held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the city of Hamburg, a day before the start of the Group of 20 summit. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
With U.S.-Russia Relations Plummeting, Trump Set To Meet Putin For First Time
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to hold what may be the most consequential meeting of his 6-month-old presidency — a face-to-face sit-down with Russian leader Vladimir Putin — in an effort aimed at stemming the deepening crisis in U.S.-Russia relations. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Considering Naming Envoy To Join Minsk Peace Talks Over Ukraine Conflict
Washington is considering heeding calls on all sides to appoint an envoy to the Minsk peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and separatists in the east, a senior U.S. State Department official said on July 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ousted Ukrainian President Says Will Not Participate In Kyiv’s Treason Trial
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych announced that he will not participate in a high treason trial against him that is scheduled to resume in Kyiv on July 6. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
CPJ To Release Report On Ukrainian Probe Into Sheremet’s Death
The Committee to Protect Journalists says it will release next week a report on the Ukrainian investigation into last year’s death of Pavel Sheremet, a Belarusian-born Russian journalist. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Police Raid Software Firm Linked To Cyberattack
Video released by the Ukrainian National Police shows officers raiding a company in Kyiv thought to be at the center of a global cyberattack. Police on July 4 seized servers belonging to Intellect Service, a developer for tax software firm M.E. Doc, which is linked to an international outbreak of malware last week. A police spokesman said that...
Trump Looks To Begin European Trip On Positive Note With Warsaw Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Poland late on July 5, looking for a political boost ahead of what is likely to be more tense meetings later in the week at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hamburg, Germany. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Analysis: Despite High Tensions, Trump, Putin Seek To Reestablish A Broken Dialogue
The U.S. and Russian presidents are set to meet for the first time on July 7 at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. But U.S. allegations that Moscow interfered in last year’s election have strained efforts to get relations back on track. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch Foreign Ministry Says MH17 Suspects To Be Prosecuted In Dutch Court
The Dutch Foreign Ministry says the suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be prosecuted in a Dutch court. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
