Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Bulgarian Court Approves Extradition To Ukraine Of Acid Attack Suspect
A Bulgarian court has approved the extradition of a Ukrainian man suspected of co-organizing an acid attack on a Ukrainian activist that eventually led to her death. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Marie Yovanovitch, Former U.S. Envoy To Ukraine, Signs Book Deal
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who played a key role in the House of Representatives hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump last November, has signed a deal to write a book about her career. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Violence Flares In Ukraine As Evacuees Arrive From China
A convoy carrying people recently evacuated from Wuhan, China, arrived in the Ukrainian town of Novi Sanzhary, where they were due to be held in quarantine, on February 20. A crowd of locals, fearful that the evacuees would bring the coronavirus to the town, clashed with police and tried to block the buses with burning debris. …read more...
Deadly DIY Drones In The Donbas
Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region have weaponized consumer drones to drop grenades on Ukrainian government trenches. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Plane Carrying Ukrainians Arrives From China’s Wuhan Amid Protests
A plane carrying the first group of Ukrainians evacuated from China’s Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the deadly new coronavirus outbreak, has landed in Ukraine amid protests by residents of the eastern city of Kharkiv, where a quarantine center has been set up. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Marks ‘Heavenly Hundred’s Day’ On Anniversary Of Euromaidan Bloodshed
Ukrainians are marking Heavenly Hundred’s Day on the sixth anniversary of a deadly crackdown against the Euromaidan protests that toppled Ukraine’s pro-Russian former president, Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pentagon’s Top Policy Official Who Certified Ukraine Aid Leaves Office
U.S. President Donald Trump said John Rood has left his position as the top policy official at the Defense Department after just two years, the latest in a series of key departures from his administration following the Senate impeachment trial. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The ‘Gray Cardinal’ Has Left The Kremlin. What Does That Mean For The War In Ukraine?
When longtime Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov’s imminent departure was first announced by an acquaintance last month, the reason given was a supposed shift in Moscow’s policies toward Ukraine. But does Surkov’s dismissal really mean new prospects for an end to the war between Kyiv and Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas?...
Ukraine Bans Zelenskiy Film Over Russian Actress’s Appearance
Ukraine’s Cinema Agency has banned on a 2012 a comedy film featuring the country’s current president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, because the film includes a Russian actress blacklisted by Kyiv for making an unauthorized visit to Ukraine’s Russia-occupied region of Crimea. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Evacuation Flight To China Departs, Officials Not Naming Quarantine Site
A plane chartered by the Ukrainian government departed three hours late for its ultimate destination of China where a group of Ukrainians and foreign nationals will be evacuated from Wuhan city, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak in the country. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
