Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
First Ukrainian President Says Must Find Peaceful Solution To Conflict
Ukraine’s first president, who help usher in a peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union 25 years ago, said Ukraine’s leaders today must find a similarly peaceful resolution of the separatist conflict in the east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF Team: Ukraine Shows Signs Of Recovery, Progress Depends On Reforms
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visiting Ukraine on a fact-finding mission says the country’s economy is showing signs of recovery but the strength and durability of the recovery depend on progress in implementing reforms. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Reportedly Taps Conservative Congressman To Head CIA
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly offered the post of CIA director to Mike Pompeo, a conservative Republican congressman from Kansas. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Who Masqueraded As U.S. High School Student Sentenced To Prison
A Ukrainian man who lied about his name and his age while attending high school in the United States has been ordered to spend two months in prison on federal fraud charges. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Ukraine Vote Against Russian Measure Condemning Nazism At UN
The United States joined Ukraine in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning the glorification of Nazism, citing freedom of speech concerns and saying Russia sponsored the measure as a political attack against Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
More Olympic Athletes From Russia, Former Soviet States Lose Medals
Ten more athletes, mostly weightlifters and wrestlers from Russia and former Soviet states, have been stripped of medals they won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after failing doping retests. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine One Step Closer To EU Visa Liberalization
EU member states moved a step closer to giving Ukraine visa-free access after ambassadors gave the bloc’s executive authority the green light for new talks on easing the rules. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rent-A-Mob: Ukraine’s Paid Protesters
Protests have been taking place calling for the head of the Ukrainian National Bank to resign, but some people taking part were paid to participate. Reporters from RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, posing as people interested in earning money by joining the protest, recorded demonstrators saying how much money they were promised. …read more...
Ukrainian PM Praises Economy, Pledges To Raise Pensions, Wages
Ukraine’s prime minister has said the country’s economic situation has improved and the government intends to increase pensions and wages. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Top File-Hosting Site Closes Amid Cyberpolice Crackdown
Ukraine’s largest file-hosting website has said it will close as the country’s cyberpolice crack down on Internet services allowing copyrighted music, video, and software to be illegally downloaded. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
