Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
‘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 Exploded 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 three-year-old conflict. RFE/RL obtained the...
The Daily Vertical: Absurdity Can Be Deadly
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 4, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Tries Ex-President Yanukovych In Absentia For Treason
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is being tried in absentia on high-treason charges in Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trial Of RFE/RL Contributor To Continue In Crimea
The trial of Mykola Semena, a Crimean journalist who is fighting what he says is a politically motivated separatism charge on the Russian-controlled peninsula, is due to resume on May 3 in the Crimean capital, Simferopol. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin, Merkel Differ Over Ukraine Peace Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for direct peace talks between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Putin made the comment after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi on May 2. Merkel said peace talks should only happen if elections were held to produce a “legitimate...
The Daily Vertical: Getting Germany Wrong
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Getting Germany Wrong (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 2, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
