Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
OSCE Calls On Both Sides To Pull Back In Eastern Ukraine
The group monitoring the conflict in eastern Ukraine has made an urgent appeal to both sides to stop shelling and honor the ceasefire agreed in 2015, after this week’s sharp escalation in the conflict. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Casualties Mount In Eastern Ukraine As Conflict Escalates
The government-controlled town of Avdiyivka, in eastern Ukraine, sustained more shelling by Russian-backed separatists overnight. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Raises Death Toll As ‘Escalation’ In Eastern Fighting Continues
Kyiv has warned that an escalation of fighting it blames on “Russian occupational forces” is continuing in eastern Ukraine, where residents say “nonstop” shelling overnight on February 2-3 was the worst of a six-day surge in the hostilities. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Our Tanks Are Ready’: Ukraine Braces For Escalation In Eastern War
The outburst of violence since January 29 has shattered a monthslong relative lull in fighting, pushed the city of Avdiyivka to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, and heightened fears that full-scale warfare could reignite at any moment. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, February 3, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: There’s Only One Reason Why There’s War In The Donbas
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: There’s Only One Reason Why There’s War In The Donbas (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Says No End To Sanctions Until Crimea Returned
The new U.S. ambassador to the UN has, in her first appearance at the Security Council, said that the United States will not lift sanctions on Russia until it returns Crimea to Ukrainian control. Ambassador Nikki Haley also condemned Russia for “aggressive actions” following the recent upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters)...
U.S. Ambassador To UN Condemns Russia’s Actions In Ukraine
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has expressed “strong condemnation of Russia’s actions” in Ukraine, where an upsurge of fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatists was in its fifth day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hungarian Leader Calls For Improved EU-Russia Ties During Putin Visit
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he hopes relations between the European Union and Russia will improve in the near future and encouraged all parties to increase cooperation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
