Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Crimean Museums Appeal Court Ruling Returning Scythian Gold To Kyiv
The museums of Crimea have appealed a Dutch court ruling returning a Scythian gold exhibit from the museums’ collection to Ukraine, lawmaker and ex-prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya said on January 25. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer For Crimean Tatar Activist Umerov Forcibly Detained
A Russian lawyer who is defending a prominent Crimean Tatar activist was forcibly detained and taken to a Federal Security Service (FSB) office in Russia-controlled Crimea on January 25. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Court Rejects Russian Missile-Maker’s Challenge Against Sanctions
A European Union court has rejected a bid by Russian arms maker Almaz-Antey to force the EU to lift sanctions imposed in connection with the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Senate Confirms Haley, Ukraine Sovereignty Advocate, As UN Envoy
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by a decisive 96 to 4 vote on January 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, January 24, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Estonia Supports Russian Sanctions, Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid has told visiting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that she supports continued sanctions against Russia over its involvement in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution, Then And Now
Three years ago the streets of Ukraine’s capital were engulfed in protests as Euromaidan demonstrators demanded the resignation of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. January 22, 2014, marked a turning point when Berkut riot police cracked down violently on protesters. Twenty-year-old demonstrator Serhiy Nihoyan and 25-year-old Mikhail...
The Morning Vertical, January 23, 2017
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says No To Early Elections
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that “some politicians in Kyiv and Moscow” are pushing to force Ukraine to hold early parliamentary elections in order “to destabilize our country.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Urges Trump to Keep Sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to continue providing his crisis-stricken country with political and military assistance, urging Trump to continue sanctions against Russia to deter “further escalation” of the war in eastern Ukraine by the Kremlin. …read more Source: Radio Free...
