Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russia Won’t Broadcast Eurovision Over Singer Dispute With Ukraine
Russian state television broadcaster Channel One says it won’t show this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Ukraine banned Russia’s entry in the competition. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Putin Revives The Brezhnev Doctrine
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia To Move 2018 Presidential Vote To Day Marking Seizure Of Crimea
Russia is preparing to move the date of the 2018 election that is expected to hand President Vladimir Putin a new term from March 11 to March 18 — the day Russia celebrates its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Adviser To Register After Lobbying For Pro-Russia Ukrainian Leader
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman will register as a foreign agent for lobbying work he did on behalf of pro-Russia political interests in Ukraine, his spokesman said on April 12. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Hroysman Pledges More Reforms In 2017
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman says his government will continue to implement reforms in 2017. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protesters Clash With Police At Russian Bank In Ukraine
Ukrainian protesters clashed with police as they attempted to blockade a Russian bank branch in Kharkiv. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hidden Killers In Ukraine’s Fields
Unexploded bombs, mines, and booby-traps litter the fields of eastern Ukraine — an unmapped and deadly hazard not only for soldiers, but also farmers and other civilians. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian MPs Caught Voting Illegally For Colleagues In Parliament
Ukrainian MPs have been caught voting illegally for their colleagues in parliament. It has been going for years and several Ukrainian political parties engage in the unlawful practice. A two-week investigation by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service revealed numerous cases of illegal voting by the country’s lawmakers. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian...
Ukraine’s Reformist Central Bank Chief Resigns Amid Pressure
Ukrainian central bank chief Valeria Hontareva has resigned amid political pressure. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Ukraine, Both Sides To Appeal Verdicts In Tornado Battalion Case
Ukrainian prosecutors and defense lawyers have both vowed to appeal the verdicts and prison sentences handed down to former members of the disbanded Tornado battalion. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
