Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Summit Set For October 19 In Berlin
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia, and Ukraine are to hold a summit in Berlin on October 19 to discuss efforts toward peace in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatist Commander ‘Motorola’ Denied Executing Ukrainian POWs
Russian media reports that a commander of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has been killed by an explosion in his apartment building in Donetsk. Arseny Pavlov, a Russian citizen who went by the nickname “Motorola,” led a separatist unit known as the Sparta battalion. Kyiv had accused him of war crimes for killing prisoners...
Separatists Vow Revenge After Top Commander Killed In Eastern Ukraine
A top Russian commander for Russia-backed separatists in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk has died in an apparent assassination. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Set To Unveil Cultural, Orthodox Jewel On The Seine
A massive Russian “spiritual and cultural center,” crowned by a golden-domed Orthodox cathedral, opens its gates in downtown Paris this week, thrusting Russian religious and political outreach to the fore in one of Europe’s most prestigious and influential capitals. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel Says Open To Holding Berlin Summit On Ukraine Crisis Next Week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she remains open to meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin next week for a summit on the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Nationalists March In Kyiv As New Far-Right Party Is Born
Thousands of nationalists marched through Kyiv in a torchlight procession on October 14 to celebrate Ukrainian fighters past and present on a day that saw a fearsome far-right military force formally enter the country’s political fray. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Mark Defenders’ Day As Thousands March In Kyiv
Thousands in Ukraine marched in support of their armed forces on the annual Defenders’ Day. An estimated 4,000 people joined the “March of Heroes” in central Kyiv, with banners proclaiming “Ukraine is united and Independent,” “Glory and honor to the defenders of Ukraine,” and “Freedom.”...
The Frontline Artist
On October 13, Australian artist Guido van Helten completed a large-scale mural in Avdiyivka, an eastern Ukrainian town where fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops still takes place 2 1/2 years after the start of a conflict that has killed more than 9,600 people. RFE/RL’s Amos Chapple was granted exclusive access...
Right-Wing Azov Battalion Enters Ukraine’s Political Arena
Ukraine’s far-right Azov Battalion has officially created a political party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer For Ukrainian Journalist Banned From Leaving Russia
The lawyer for a Ukrainian journalist held in Moscow on charges of espionage has been banned from leaving Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
