Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Returns Stolen Italian Masterpieces To Verona Art Museum
Ukraine returned 17 masterpieces valued at 17 million euros to Italy on December 21 after they were stolen by masked, armed robbers from a Verona art museum last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Government Troops Killed As Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Intensifies
Ukrainian defense officials said at least seven government troops have been killed around the village of Svitlodarsk since December 18 as fighting with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine intensified. (RFE/RL’ Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Open-Source Sleuths Document Extensive Russian Shelling Of Ukraine In 2014
Open-source investigator Bellingcat says Russia launched “systematic” artillery and other barrages against Ukraine in 2014 that were “essentially an act of war” against its smaller neighbor. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, December 21, 2016
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin Lashes Out At U.S. Over ‘Destructive’ Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has criticized the United States for targeting additional individuals and organizations with sanctions over Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine and suggested the Kremlin would respond in kind. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Does Anybody Remember Crimea?
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes 2017 Budget, Possibly Freeing Up IMF Loans
Ukraine’s parliament approved a budget for 2017, raising its chances of securing more aid from the International Monetary Fund under a $17.5 billion loan package. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Adds More Russians To Sanctions List, Including ‘Putin’s Chef’
The United States has levied new sanctions against more Russians for Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, hitting well-connected insiders, including the man known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chef. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN General Assembly Approves Resolution On Russian Abuses In Crimea
The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that recognizes Crimea as “temporarily occupied” by Russia and condemns the “abuses” and “discrimination” against Crimean Tatars, ethnic Ukrainians, and other groups on the peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, December 20, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
