Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Former Russian Deputy Shot Dead In Kyiv
Former Russian lawmaker Denis Voronenkov was shot dead outside a hotel in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv on March 23. After defecting to Ukraine in 2016, Voronenkov became a vocal Kremlin critic, and he testified in the treason case against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) WARNING: Contains graphic...
Russia Wants Review Of Ukraine’s ‘Unfair’ Decision Barring Eurovision Singer
The Kremlin has called for a review of what it said was Ukraine’s “unfair” decision to bar Russia’s contestant in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘I Won’t Hide,’ — Voronenkov Said, One Month Before Assassination
Former Russian legislator Denis Voronenkov said he was not concerned for his safety and would not hide, in an interview on February 21 — a month before he was shot dead on a street in Kyiv in broad daylight. Voronenkov, who defected to Ukraine in 2016, was speaking to Current Time TV presenter Timur Olyevsky. …read more Source: Radio...
The Morning Vertical, March 23, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Russian Lawmaker Shot Dead In Kyiv
A former Russian lawmaker who defected to Ukraine in 2016 and has compared Russia with Nazi Germany has been shot dead in Kyiv, police say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Thousands Evacuated As Ukraine Blames Munitions Depot Fire On Sabotage
A munitions depot near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv caught fire and was rocked by a series of explosions in a huge conflagration that the authorities have blamed on “sabotage,” prompting the evacuation of thousands of people living nearby. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Huge Fire At Ukrainian Military Depot
Some 20,000 people were evacuated after explosions and a fire overnight at a military depot at Balakliya, in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bars Russia’s Eurovision Contestant Over Crimea Visit
Ukraine’s main state security agency says it has barred the Russia’s contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bars Russia’s Eurovision Contestant Over Crimea Visit
Ukraine’s main state security agency says it has barred the Russia’s contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fears Of Mass Property Confiscation In Donbas
A new regulation approved by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has sparked fears that apartments abandoned by people who fled the fighting in the region could be seized on a mass scale. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
