Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Amid Tatar Renaissance In Europe, An American Mosque Turns To Its Roots
Separated from its homelands since 1938, Brooklyn’s 110-year-old Lipka Tatar community is finally reaching out to its European cousins. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
News Analysis: President Trump’s Debut Abroad Packs Unconventional Twists
Most U.S. presidents have made their first trip abroad to nearby destinations like Canada or Mexico. But if there’s one thing Donald Trump has proven over his first four months in office, it’s that he’s no conventional president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Chief Not Shocked By Trump’s “Blunt And Direct” Speech
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg wasn’t shocked by Donald Trump’s “blunt and direct” speech on defense spending during the U.S. president’s first meeting with alliance leaders in Brussels. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Brussels Correspondent Rikard Jozwiak a day after the May 25 gathering, Stoltenberg said NATO leaders were...
Podcast: The Not-So-Velvet Divorce
Bit by bit, Ukraine is severing the ties that bind it to Russia. Where will this not-so-velvet divorce lead? Listen to the new Power Vertical Podcast. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Express Outrage Over U.S. Sculptor’s Seated Ballerina
Ukrainians have taken to the Internet to criticize U.S. artist Jeff Koons over his sculpture of a sitting ballerina recently installed in New York, saying it appears remarkably similar to a work by a Ukrainian artist. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
White House Reviews Sanctions On Russia Over Aggression In Ukraine
The Trump White House is reviewing the series of sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama administration and has no position right now on whether to maintain them, a top Trump official said on May 25. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prosecutors To Look Into Comments By Transparency International Official
The Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office says it will look into recent remarks by the deputy chief of Transparency International Russia (TIR) regarding controversial lawmaker Natalya Poklonskaya. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Says Ukraine Ignoring Her Party Registration Bid
Nadia Savchenko, a former military helicopter navigator who entered politics after returning home following two years in a Russian jail, says the Justice Ministry is ignoring her request to register her new political movement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tusk ‘Not Sure’ He Has Same View As Trump On Russia
European Council President Donald Tusk said he was “not sure” he and U.S. President Donald Trump had “a common position” on Russia. Tusk was speaking after meeting with Trump in Brussels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Officials Discussed Influencing Trump Campaign Advisers: Report
U.S. spies learned last summer that Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing ways to exert influence over Donald Trump through his presidential campaign advisers, the New York Times reported on May 24, citing anonymous U.S. officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
