Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
EU To Extend Sanctions Over Crimea Annexation
The European Union is expected to extend sanctions against dozens of individuals and entities over Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Chooses Entry For Eurovision, Despite Threats Of Boycotts
Russia has chosen Yulia Samoilova to represent the country at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, an event some Russian pop stars and lawmakers wanted to boycott. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump, Merkel To Discuss NATO, Ukraine, Putin During Washington Meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet in Washington on March 14, with the future of NATO and the conflict in Ukraine among the key topics. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
E-Mail Hack Gives Glimpse Into Russia’s Influence Drive In Eastern Europe
Ukrainian hackers release a trove of electronic communications from a Belarusian man at the center of a network of pro-Russian and anti-Western groups operating in Central and Eastern Europe. He says that just because his efforts “aren’t public doesn’t make them a conspiracy of enemies of Ukraine.” …read more Source:...
UN Warns Of Possible Threat Of Chemical Disaster In Eastern Ukraine
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the threat of a possible chemical disaster due to the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Post-Truth On Trial
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Miners Bang Helmets To Get Back Pay
Coal miners in Ukraine staged a protest in the western city of Lviv, demanding their unpaid wages, as a court considered a case against the company. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
European Parliament Committee Approves Ukraine Visa Liberalization
A European Parliament committee has voted to scrap visa requirements for Ukraine in a further step to give Ukrainians easier access to EU countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, March 9, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Israeli Leader To Urge Putin To Oust Iran And Its Allies From Syria, Lebanon
Russia will be a center for diplomacy on March 9, hosting both the leaders of Israel and Turkey, as well as the foreign minister of Germany. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
