Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Quiet Before The Storm On Ukraine’s Blockade
In Ukraine’s fractured east, the activists behind the the blockade of trade with separatists say they are prepared to defy Kyiv once more. RFE/RL visited the blockaders after they announced preparations to escalate their vigilantism against those they say are benefitting from the continuing conflict …read more Source: Radio Free...
The Morning Vertical, May 30, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Europe, Russia, And Quantum Mechanics
What happens when Georgian, Ukrainian, and Russian officials talk about Europe? Parallel universes, that’s what. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Seeks Suspended Sentence For Ukrainian Library Director
Russian prosecutors are seeking a five-year prison sentence for the former head of Moscow’s Ukrainian Literature Library, who is accused of extremism and embezzlement in a case that has been denounced by rights activists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Security Service Searches Yandex Offices In ‘Treason’ Probe
Ukraine’s security service is searching the Kyiv and Odesa offices of Russian Internet giant Yandex as part of a treason investigation, according to a spokeswoman for the security service, the SBU. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Blames Separatists For Bombardment That Injures 8 Civilians
Ukrainian authorities are blaming Russia-backed separatists for a hail of artillery fire that injured at least eight civilians, damaged buildings, and interrupted water supplies in the front-line town of Krasnohorivka over the weekend. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
German, French, Ukrainian, Russian Deputy Foreign Ministers To Meet May 30
Deputy foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine, and Russia are to meet in Berlin on May 30. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Sailors Patrol Tense Sea Border With Russia
Ukrainian coastguards in the Sea of Azov are fully armed and ready for combat — Russia, and Russia-backed separatists, are close by — and here too, the conflict has claimed casualties. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
French President Vows To Be ‘Demanding’ With Putin In Versailles Talks
New French President Emmanuel Macron says he will be “demanding” when he hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Versailles palace outside Paris on May 29. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Zenit St. Petersburg Fires Coach After Failing To Reach Champions League For Second Year
Zenit St. Petersburg has fired coach Mircea Lucescu after the Russian football team failed to qualify for the Champions League for the second year in a row. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
