Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Former Ukrainian Lawmaker Charged With Separatism
A court in Kyiv has formally charged a former Ukrainian member of parliament with providing support to Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Activists: Russian Military Hardware Sighted Along Northern Crimea Border
Crimean Tatar activists have reported armed checkpoints being erected at scattered sites around the Russian-occupied peninsula, and unusually large concentrations of Russian hardware in northern regions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Like Being A Slave’: Workers On Russia’s Bridge To Crimea Report Abuse, Deceit
Desperately in need of money, Vyacheslav Abdullin thought he had the answer when he found work building the Kerch Strait Bridge, a top-priority project for Moscow to link Russia with the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea. But after just one month on the job, Abdullin left — penniless, fed up with what he said were inhuman working...
Russia-Backed Separatist Leader In Eastern Ukraine Reportedly Stable After Attack
Igor Plotnitsky, the leader of Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk, is reportedly in stable condition following an August 6 assassination attempt. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Separatist Leader Injured In Attack
The leader of a Russia-backed separatist group in eastern Ukraine has been injured in an assassination attempt, the separatists say. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, August 5, 2016
Your Daily Roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Protesters, Police Clash As Ukrainian Volunteer Fighters Face Trial
Scuffles broke out near a court in Kyiv on August 3 after a hearing in the trial of members of the disbanded Tornado battalion. Eight volunteer fighters are facing charges including abuse of power, kidnapping, and torture, allegedly committed during the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more...
Ukrainian Website Leaks More Personal Details About Journalists
A Ukrainian nationalist website has published an e-mail archive that contains copies of identification cards and personal information about Ukrainian and international journalists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, August 4, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Official Resigns, Citing ‘Attacks On Journalists’
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Information Policy Tetyana Popova has announced her resignation, citing what she described as attacks on journalists and freedom of speech. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
