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Putin Heads To Budapest Amid Concerns Over EU Unity
Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to Hungary for his second visit in two years, a development that has many in the European Union looking on with concern. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says Russia Fired On Military Transport Plane Over Black Sea
Ukrainian military authorities say that an unarmed military transport plane was hit by antiaircraft fire from a Russian naval vessel over a disputed area of the Black Sea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Mourn Soldiers Killed Fighting Separatists
Ukrainians gathered in central Kyiv to mourn seven soldiers killed in combat with Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country. Funeral services were held on the capital’s Independence Square on February 1. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Journalist Ordered Out Of Belarus Due To Russia Ban
Authorities in Belarus have detained Ukrainian journalist Vitaliy Sizov and ordered him to leave the country due to the fact that he was barred from entering Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Ukraine, Soldiers’ Funerals, Food Distribution Amid New Outburst Of Fighting
Ukraine said on February 1 that one of its soldiers had been killed in the country’s east, where fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatists has flared over the past four days. Ukrainian officials had reported the deaths of seven soldiers in the past few days, the highest casualty toll in weeks. Funerals were held on...
The Morning Vertical, February 1, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Crimea Was Just The Beginning
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Security Council Calls For Halt To Renewed Violence In Eastern Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council expressed “grave concern” over the “dangerous deterioration” in eastern Ukraine and called for a halt to the violence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Humanitarian Emergency’ After Fighting Escalates In Eastern Ukraine
The OSCE said renewed fighting around the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka between government troops and Russia-backed separatists has sparked a humanitarian emergency. The group said that 17,000 civilians were left without power and heat due to heavy shelling. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Tinker Tailor Hacker Spook
Reports about the arrest of cybersecurity officials offer up a classic Russian tale replete with multiple layers of subterfuge, deception, diversion, and embedded meaning. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
