Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Bans U.S. Film Star Seagal As ‘National Security Threat’
Ukraine has banned U.S. action film star Steven Seagal from entering the country, labeling him a national security threat. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Russia Set High-Level Meeting In New York
The U.S. State Department says a top-level diplomat will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on May 8 to discuss a range of bilateral issues. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Peace Plan’ Lawmaker Stripped Of Ukrainian Citizenship By Presidential Decree
Andriy Artemenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker whose plan to resolve the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine reportedly wound up on the desk of then-U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, has been stripped of his citizenship by presidential decree, the State Migration Service says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘A Dead Soldier Is No Enemy’ — Repatriating The Fallen In Ukraine
A mother finds her son’s body, three years after he was killed in Ukraine — thanks to volunteers who repatriate bodies following the credo: “A dead soldier is not an enemy.” (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Moment An OSCE Vehicle Explodes In Ukraine
This video shows the moment a vehicle carrying OSCE monitors hit a roadside bomb in an area of Luhansk Province, eastern Ukraine, controlled by Russia-backed separatists. An American paramedic, Joseph Stone, was killed in the April 23 blast — the first member of the OSCE mission to die in the 3-year-old conflict. RFE/RL obtained the video...
‘Peace Plan’ Lawmaker Stripped Of Ukrainian Citizenship By Presidential Decree
Andriy Artemenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker whose plan to resolve the three-year-old conflict in Ukraine reportedly wound up on the desk of then-U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn, has been stripped of his citizenship by presidential decree, the State Migration Service says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Just Another Frozen Conflict
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Massive Spending Bill, U.S. Lawmakers Back Several Measures Targeting Russia
Congress has authorized a new $100 million effort to counter “Russian influence and aggression” and to support civil society organizations in Europe and Eurasia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Begins Treason Trial Of Ex-President Yanukovych
Ukraine began the trial of former President Viktor Yanukovych on charges of high treason. Yanukovych is not at the trial, but will give evidence via video link from Russia. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Exclusive: Video Shows Moment Blast Hits OSCE Vehicle In Ukraine War Zone
RFE/RL has obtained a video via an official Ukrainian source that shows the moment a vehicle carrying OSCE monitors was struck by an explosion during a patrol in eastern Ukraine’s conflict zone, killing an American and injuring a German and a Czech. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
