Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Kyiv Probing Evidence Of Corruption By Top Trump Adviser
Handwritten ledgers found in Kyiv seem to link Paul Manafort, who is currently the chairman of U.S. mogul Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, to more than $12 million in undisclosed cash payments during his tenure as an adviser to the government of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Russia Wins More Olympic Gold, But Has Only Track and Field Athlete Suspended
Russia has won more gold at the Rio Olympics, but had its sole track and field athlete suspended from the games. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says Lavrov, Steinmeier To Meet On Ukraine, Syria
Moscow says that the Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will meet on August 15 to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden Urges Poroshenko To Avoid Escalating Tensions With Russia
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko “to do his part to avoid escalating tensions” with Russia over Crimea, the White House said on August 12. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Putin’s Strongman Club
Are the autocrats of the world trying to unite? Vladimir Putin is working overtime to build alliances with the illiberal regimes of the world. Is it a true challenge to the West? Or an act of desperation? Listen to this week’s Power Vertical Podcast. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says No Significant Uptick In Donbas Fighting Despite Rising Tensions
Ukraine says it has not seen any significant increase in fighting in its eastern Donbas region in the last few days, despite escalating tensions between Kyiv and Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, August 12, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Said It Has Blocked Militant Routes To Syria, Iraq
Ukrainian authorities say they have blocked “several channels” being used by militants traveling to fight with the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Kremlin’s Game of Thrones
As Vladimir Putin changes his governing model, more purges of Russia’s ruling class are likely. And longtime cronies of the Kremlin leader are not immune. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Brother Of Ukrainian Held By Russia Appeals To Kyiv For Help
The brother of Yevhen Panov, who was detained and charged by Russian authorities with preparing terror attacks in Crimea, has asked Ukrainian officials for help in securing his release. Panov, a Ukrainian citizen, is being held on the peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. His brother Igor Kotelyanets spoke to RFE/RL’s Current Time TV....
