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Russia Accuses NATO Of ‘Slander’ As U.S. Denounces ‘Russian Aggression’
Russia has accused the United States and its allies of “slander” as the U.S. top diplomat and Pentagon chief denounced Russia’s actions in Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eurovision Organizers Threaten Ukraine Over Ban On Russian Entry
Ukraine could lose the right to participate in future renditions of the Eurovision Song Contest if it bars Russia’s entry in this year’s competition from entering Ukraine to participate, the head of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Tobacco Giant Suspected Of Helping Fund Separatists
Ukraine’s Tedis Ukraine tobacco giant has been accused of tax evasion and financing Russia-backed separatists that control parts of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: What Will Be Putin’s New ‘Crimea Drug’?
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, March 31, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Top Regional Security Officer Killed In Ukraine’s Troubled Region Of Donetsk
Ukraine says one of its top regional security officers has been killed in a car explosion in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tillerson To Push NATO Allies On Military Spending, Press Russia On Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has arrived in Brussels to attend a March 31 NATO meeting that was rescheduled to allow him to attend. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine President Orders Cease-Fire In Eastern Conflict Zone
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the military to implement a cease-fire and weapons pullback in the conflict region in eastern Ukraine beginning on April 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Conflict Dominates NATO-Russia Council Session
NATO representatives have told Russia that the situation in Ukraine is of “deep concern” at the first session of the Russia-NATO Council to be held this year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Stoltenberg Underscores Tensions Over Ukraine At NATO-Russia Talks
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said tensions over Ukraine made talks at the first NATO-Russia Council session of 2017 “long” and “frank,” though he said they were also constructive. (RFE/RL) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
