Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Explosion Hits U.S. Embassy In Kyiv, Ukraine Police Say
Ukrainian authorities say a device has exploded in the U.S. Embassy compound in central Kyiv, causing no casualties. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Set To Try Crimean Tatar Leader On Separatism Charge
A Crimean Tatar leader who has criticized Russia’s seizure of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine is set to go on trial on June 7. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Caymans In The Caucasus
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Ambassadors Extend Sanctions On Crimea For Another Year
The ambassadors of the European Union member states on June 6 decided to extend the block’s investment ban on Crimea for another year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Dingo’ Explained: The Strange Journey Of Alleged Kadyrov Henchman Nabbed In Kyiv Shooting
Chroniclers of the alleged hit man’s gangland stomping grounds and accounts of his previous run-ins with the law paint a brutal, troubled picture of Artur Kurmakayev. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Ambassadors Favor Extending Crimea Sanctions
The ambassadors of the European Union member states decided on June 6 to prolong the bloc’s investment ban against Crimea for another year, punishing Russia for its armed takeover of the Ukrainian region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Slain Journalist Sheremet Honored In Newseum Memorial
Washington’s Newseum added the names of 14 journalists to its memorial wall at a ceremony on June 5. They included Belarus-born Pavel Sheremet, a reporter killed last year when his car exploded in Kyiv. (Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Head Of Greek Catholic Church In Ukraine Buried
The former head of the Greek Catholic church in Ukraine was buried after a funeral mass in Kyiv. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar served as head of the church, the Major Archbishop of Kyiv, from 2005-11. He was responsible for the move of the church’s headquarters from Lviv to Kyiv in 2005. His funeral on June 5 was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral...
Crimean Journalist’s Trial Resumes, Adjourned Until June
The trial of RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena, a Crimean journalist who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge on the Russian-controlled peninsula, resumed on June 5 in the Crimean capital, Simferopol. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Cybersleuths Say Convoy Movements Show Link To MH17 Plane Crash
A team of open-source researchers investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has published reports linking the movements of Russian military equipment to the plane’s downing. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
