Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Italy, Portugal Eyed As Favorites As Ukraine Hosts Eurovision Final
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, is bracing to host the finale of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, the annual europop song fest that is expected to garner a television audience of some 200 million. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Welcome Visa-Free Travel To EU
European Union member states have endorsed visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens entering the EU’s Schengen Area. The new visa regime is set to come into effect on June 11. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service asked residents of Kharkiv to share their reactions to the decision. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko: Visa-Free EU Travel Marks Ukraine’s ‘Divorce From Russian Empire’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says a visa-liberalization deal with the European Union marks his country’s “divorce from the Russian Empire.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarus, Croatia, Romania Among Qualifiers For Eurovision Final
Performers from Belarus, Croatia, and Romania are among those who qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s largest television event. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarus, Croatia, Romania Among Qualifiers For Eurovision Final
Performers from Belarus, Croatia, and Romania are among those who qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe’s largest television event. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Tweets ‘Let’s Make Peace’ After Meeting Russian, Ukrainian Envoys
U.S. President Donald Trump posted photos of his separate meetings with the top diplomats of Ukraine and Russia on Twitter and urged the two nations to end their conflict and “make peace.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Officials Examine Report Bulgarian Eurovision Entrant Performed in Crimea
Ukrainian authorities and Eurovision Song Contest officials in Kyiv said on May 11 that they were looking into reports that the Bulgarian entrant in the competition visited Crimea, a potential violation of Ukrainian law. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Police Scramble To Probe Fresh Claims In Journalist’s Car-Bomb Killing
Ukrainian police investigating the car-bomb killing of a Belarus-born journalist are sifting through a new documentary film’s claims about the unsolved case, including that a current or former Ukrainian security agent was present when the explosive was planted. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ After Lavrov-Trump Meeting
The Kremlin expressed “cautious optimism” about the prospects for an improvement in relations with the United States following a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Members Endorse Visa Liberalization For Ukraine
European Union member states endorsed visa liberalization for Ukraine on May 11, clearing the final hurdle for Ukrainian citizens to travel to the EU’s Schengen Area without a visa. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
