Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
‘Indefinite’ Cease-Fire Set For Eastern Ukraine Ahead Of Christmas Holiday
An “indefinite” cease-fire recently negotiated beween Ukraine’s government and Russia-backed separatists in the east is due to start at midnight on December 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Signs New Law Restructuring U.S. International Media
President Barack Obama has approved legislation that would consolidate oversight of U.S. nonmilitary broadcasting in the hands of a single chief executive, an overhaul that supporters laud as a much-needed reform but critics warn could endanger journalistic independence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
More Clashes Near Donetsk Kill Two More Ukrainian Troops
Shelling, mortar fire, and heavy gunfire continued in eastern Ukraine, with at least two more government soldiers killed amid the latest outburst of fighting in the region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, December 23, 2016
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Roma Go Back To School
A group of Roma in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod have decided to go back to school — they dropped out during their teens, but now want to read and write properly. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Foreign Ministry Not Amused By Ukrainian Diplomat’s Jokes About Alcohol Poisoning
The death toll in a Siberian city of people who died after drinking tainted bath oil has risen to 60, stunning a country accustomed to high rates of alcohol-related deaths and prompting an angry response from President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Prosecutor Says Former Naftogaz Officer Shot Himself To Avoid Arrest
Ukraine’s prosecutor-general says a former deputy chief of the state oil company Naftogaz fatally shot himself moments before investigators entered his home in the west-central region of Vinnytsya. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Removed From Ukrainian Delegation To PACE
The Ukrainian parliament has removed Ukrainian lawmaker Nadia Savchenko from the country’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, December 22, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Blasts Netherlands Over Arms Buildup, Ruling On Crimean Treasures
Russia blasted the Netherlands for allowing the United States to begin stocking tanks there, and for a court ruling that ordered Crimean treasures on loan to a Dutch museum to be returned to Ukraine rather than Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
