Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Germany’s Steinmeier Says East-West Tensions ‘More Dangerous’ Than Cold War
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called the current escalation of tensions created by souring relations between the United States and Russia “more dangerous” than the Cold War. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Charges Ukrainian Journalist With Espionage
Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, who was detained in Russia on September 30, has been charged with espionage. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, October 7, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Soldiers Charged With Selling Army Gear Online To Russians, Kazakhs
The U.S. Justice Department charged eight people, including six soldiers, with stealing more than $1 million worth of sensitive U.S. Army equipment and selling it on eBay to buyers in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, and other countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hatred Will Not Save Us: The Words Of Svetlana Alexievich
Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 2015, spoke to RFE/RL ahead of next week’s announcement of the 2016 prize. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Summons Russian Consul Over Journalist’s Arrest
Ukraine has summoned the Russian consul in Kyiv after Moscow detained one of its state media journalists for alleged espionage. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, October 6, 2016
Your Daily Roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
European Parliament To Name Short List For Sakharov Prize
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and two Yazidi women, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar, are the favorites to win the 2016 Sakharov Prize after all the nominees for the human rights prize were presented at the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kerry Confers With Lavrov About Syria, Ukraine, North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart resumed discussions on Syria on October 5 despite a U.S. decision earlier this week to suspend direct talks with Moscow on trying to end the conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nobel Prize Laureate Alexievich Baffled By Putin’s Actions In Syria
Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian author awarded the Nobel Prize for literature last year, said she can’t understand what Russia’s military is doing in Syria. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Current Time TV, Alexievich told host Timur Olevskiy that she found Russia’s actions in Syria “incomprehensible.”...
