Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
More Ukrainian Soldiers Reported Killed Ahead Of Poroshenko Berlin Visit
Ukraine says five of its soldiers have been killed and nine wounded in some of the worst fighting in eastern Ukraine in weeks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Clashes With Separatist Fighters
Ukrainian authorities said four soldiers had been killed in fighting Russia-backed separatists, some of the worst violence in weeks in war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel, Trump Discuss ‘Fundamental Importance’ Of NATO During Call
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the importance of the NATO alliance to global security during their first call since Trump’s inauguration. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump, Putin To Talk By Phone; Sanctions Take Center Stage
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone on January 28, their first call since Trump’s inauguration and a first step in a potential seismic shift in relations between the former Cold War adversaries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protesters Vow To Indefinitely Block Rail Lines To Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian nationalists on January 27 vowed to indefinitely block a railway line into eastern Ukraine to protest against trade with Russia-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Separatist Leader From Luhansk Reportedly Dies In Russia
Russian media reports say a former leader of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s Luhansk region has died in Russia at the age of 46. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Britain’s May Says Trump Backs NATO ‘100 Percent’
British Prime Minister Theresa May says U.S. President Donald Trump stands fully behind NATO, an alliance whose usefulness he has previously questioned. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hungary Hails Putin Visit, Says Sanctions On Russia ‘Useless’
The foreign minister of Hungary says economic sanctions imposed by the European Union against Russia have been “bad news for Europe” and welcomed the timing of President Vladimir Putin’s planned trip to Budapest next week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
McCain Vows To Cement Sanctions Against Russia If Trump Tries To Lift Them
U.S. Senator John McCain says he will pursue legislation that would cement sanctions against Russia into law if President Donald Trump decides to lift them. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Freedom House Condemns Arrest Of Crimean Tatar Journalist, Lawyer
Freedom House has condemned the arrest of lawyer Emil Kurbedinov and his client Seyran Saliev by Russian-imposed prosecutors in Ukraine’s Moscow-annexed Crimea region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
