Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Everyone Seems To Have A Peace Plan For Ukraine
Amid a recent surge in violence in eastern Ukraine and yet another failed cease-fire in the nearly 3-year-old conflict are a wave of new proposals to bring peace to the crisis-stricken nation — and from some unexpected places. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Bloc Ukrainian Lawmaker Reported Kidnapped
A lawmaker from the political bloc supporting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has gone missing and is presumed kidnapped, officials say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, February 23, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A New Home For The Abandoned Dogs Of Donbas
The conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region has driven countless residents to flee, leaving behind their homes, possessions, and sometimes their pets. In the town of Maryinka, Larisa Tsybulnik takes in as many abandoned and injured dogs as she can manage, providing food and care to the animals stranded by war. (Artem Liutyi, RFE/RL’s...
Poroshenko Says Satisfied Has ‘Built Bridges’ With Trump Administration
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he was satisfied he has established a dialogue with the Trump administration despite early predictions the American president would favor a closer relationship with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Who Is Paul Manafort’s Man In Kyiv? An Interview With Konstantin Kilimnik
An elusive Ukrainian associate of Paul Manafort said he briefed the former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine during last year’s presidential race. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Syria And Ukraine, Russia Positions Itself As Solution To Problems It Created
The world is becoming ever more tumultuous. But amid the general storm one country can be relied upon to maintain a sanguine — and sanguinary — course: Vladimir Putin’s Russia. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Two U.S. Lawmakers Back Lethal Weapons For Ukraine
Two U.S. lawmakers called on the United States to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine so it can better defend itself against Russia-back separatists in the east of the country. During an interview with RFE/RL in Kyiv on February 22, Senator Dick Durbin (Democrat-Illinois) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (Democrat-Illinois) also called on U.S....
Ukrainians March To Remember Maidan Dead
Ukrainian activists marched through the center of Kyiv to honor protesters who were killed in antigovernment demonstrations three years ago. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Interview: U.S. Lawmakers Call For Lethal Weapons For Ukraine
Two U.S. lawmakers say the time has come for the United States to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons to better defend itself against Moscow-backed separatists, saying that a “confrontational” Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of easing the pressure on Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
