Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine, Russia-Backed Separatists Begin New Round In Prisoner Swap
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country have begun another prisoner swap. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Claims To Break Up Ukrainian Spy Group In Annexed Crimea
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have uncovered a Ukrainian intelligence “sabotage and terrorism” group in annexed Crimea that included a female Russian military officer who allegedly divulged “state secrets.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Top Ukrainian Security Official Detained For Alleged Collaboration With Russia’s FSB
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says one of its top officials has been detained on suspicion of collaborating with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Wildfires Approach Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
Fires raging for more than a week in Ukraine are less than a kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but emergency services say the situation is under control. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Firefighters Struggle To Control Chernobyl Wildfires
Firefighters have yet to bring wildfires under control in the area of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster. The blaze has burned through over 3,000 hectares in a week and elevated radiation levels have been recorded near the fires. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
On The Front Line In Ukraine, Soldiers Brace To Fight A Silent, Deadly Enemy
Fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed militants has raged on, despite a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus and Western calls for a “global cease-fire” during the pandemic. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Russia-Backed Separatists Agree On Pre-Easter Prisoner Swap
Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in the east of the country have agreed to a prisoner swap before April 19. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Procurement Nightmare: The Wasted Weeks Of Ukraine’s Coronavirus Response
As the coronavirus bore down on Ukraine, the head of the state medical procurement company sought to set up orders of vital supplies. He says he was thwarted by a now-dismissed health minister who seemed more interested in getting a chosen candidate installed as his deputy — despite a recent conviction for shoplifting Snickers bars, caviar,...
Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher Quarantine Measures
There were some tense moments in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, when police blocked access to a popular sports and recreation ground. It came after Ukraine’s government intensified lockdown measures on April 6 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police officers blocked the bridge to Kyiv’s Hydropark, a popular island sports ground...
Trump Suggests Intelligence Watchdog Was Fired For Sharing Whistleblower Complaint
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on April 4 that the inspector-general of the intelligence community he fired the previous day had taken “a fake report and took it to Congress with an emergency,” lending weight to accusations that the dismissal was retaliation connected to Trump’s congressional impeachment over...
