Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Says Russian Hackers Targeting Kyiv’s Power Grid, Financial System
Ukraine accused Russian hackers of targeting its power grid, financial system, and other infrastructure with thousands of attacks and a new type of virus that attacks industrial processes. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mediator Says Warring Sides In Ukraine Agree To Pull Back Heavy Weapons
An international mediator said Ukraine’s warring sides have agreed to withdraw heavy weapons from the front line by February 20 in line with the Minsk peace plan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Declares State Of Emergency For Energy Sector, Rolling Blackouts Possible
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency for its energy sector that could lead to rolling blackouts as officials try to dramatically reduce electricity consumption across the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. House Democrats Push Legislation To Cement Russian Sanctions In Place
U.S. House Democrats are pushing forward with legislation to make sure Congress can block any effort President Donald Trump’s administration might make to lift sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Defense Chief Says NATO Remains ‘Bedrock’ For U.S., West
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said in Brussels that the NATO alliance “remains a fundamental bedrock for the United States and for all the transatlantic community.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Blasts Media Over ‘Russian Connection,’ Suggests Obama Was Soft On Moscow
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on February 15 that “Crimea was taken by Russia” during the administration of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and added: “Was Obama too soft on Russia?” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Why Minsk Failed
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO Meeting Attended By By Mattis To Tackle Defense Spending, Terrorism
NATO defense ministers are expected to discuss defense spending and the fight against terrorism at a Brussels meeting attended for the first time by the new U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rights Group Says Ukraine Separatists Release Russian LGBT Activist, Musician
Human rights workers say a Russian LGBT activist and an associate have returned to Russia after they were detained by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
White House: Trump Made It Clear Russia Must ‘Return Crimea’ To Ukraine
The White House says U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear that he expects the Russian government to “return” the occupied region of Crimea to Ukraine and to “de-escalate violence” in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed separatists have been fighting against Ukrainian government forces for nearly three years....
