Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
A Disabled Cyclist’s Hand-Powered Trek Across Europe
Ivan Maslyuk was born with cerebral palsy, but he has never let his disability stand in the way of his goals. With the help of three friends and a hand-powered tricycle, Maslyuk cycled 5,000 kilometers from Ukraine to the Atlantic Ocean. (RFE/RL’s Current Time) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Disabled Cyclist’s Hand-Powered Trek Across Europe
Ivan Maslyuk was born with cerebral palsy, but he has never let his disability stand in the way of his goals. With the help three friends and a hand-powered tricycle, Maslyuk cycled 5,000 kilometers across Europe from Ukraine to the Atlantic Ocean. (RFE/RL’s Current Time) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Accuses Russian Actor Of Terrorism
Ukraine has launched investigations against Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin on suspicion of terrorism. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Warns Of Planned Cyberattacks On Banks
Russia’s main domestic security agency says it is taking measures to foil a plot by unspecified foreign intelligence services to launch “large-scale” cyberattacks from December 5 aimed at disrupting the activities of a number of major Russian banks and at destabilizing the country’s financial system. …read more...
New Putin Doctrine Says U.S. Pressure ‘Undermining’ Global Stability
Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a new foreign policy doctrine accusing the United States and its allies of undermining “global stability” by trying to “contain” Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Investigative Chief Alleges Ukrainian Lawmaker May Have Spied For Russia
The head of investigations in Ukraine’s Security Services (SBU) has charged that Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Onyshchenko may have been spying for Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Conducts Missile Tests Near Black Sea, Raising Russian Ire
Ukraine began two days of surface-to-air missile tests in an area near the Black Sea, as tensions with Moscow escalated. Russia, which annexed the adjacent region of Crimea in 2014, called the exercises a provocation, and reportedly put its military on high alert. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Civilians Suffer Deadly Fallout Of Land Mines
With a separatist conflict simmering in eastern Ukraine, land mines are taking a heavy toll on the civilian population. Last year alone, some 600 people — including many children — were killed or injured by mines or other explosive devices. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Detains 2 Ukrainian Army Deserters Who Crossed Border
Russian border guards said they detained two Ukrainian soldiers who deserted from the Ukrainian armed forces and crossed the border into Russia. Russian news agencies quoted the border guard service in the southern region of Rostov-on-Don on November 30 as saying the two men deserted because they were tired of fighting. There was no immediate...
Moscow Calls Ukraine’s Planned Crimea Missile Tests ‘Provocation’
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has called Ukraine’s plans to conduct missile tests over the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula a “new large-scale provocation.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
