Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukrainian President Says Compensation Offered By Iran For Shooting Down Airliner Not Enough
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said in televised remarks that Iran offered $80,000 per victim after it shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet on January 8, but that Ukraine did not accept the offer because “it was too little.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former U.S. Envoy To Ukraine Yovanovitch Retires From State Department
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who played a key role in the U.S. House hearings on the impeachment of President Donald Trump last November, has retired from the State Department, according to U.S. media reports on January 31. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In Ukraine
An unknown assailant has set fire to a car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk on a street in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. According to witnesses, a masked individual approached the car, placed something on the windshield of the vehicle, set fire to it, and then fled. Local police have begun an investigation. …read...
Pompeo Assures Kyiv Of ‘Unwavering’ Support, Discusses Possible Zelenskiy Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a visit to Kyiv, vowed Washington’s unwavering support for Ukraine as it battles Russia-backed forces in a deadly war in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. At a news conference in Kyiv on January 31, Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also discussed a possible visit by...
‘Something To Hide?’ CPJ Urges Russia To Allow Journalists To Travel Freely To Crimea
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Russia to immediately lift a ban imposed on Ukrainian journalist Taras Ibragimov and allow him to freely report in Ukraine’s Russia-occupied region of Crimea. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Chief Prosecutor Says More Evidence Needed In Sheremet Murder Case
Additional evidence is needed for the murder case of journalist Pavel Sheremet to go to trial, Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Ruslan Ryaboshapka said on January 30. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Klimkin: Ukraine Becoming Part Of U.S. Domestic Politics Is ‘Worst Possible Development’
Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says Kyiv should remain a priority for the United States and not become part of domestic American politics. Speaking on January 29 to Current Time in Kyiv, Klimkin said Ukraine is now considered in the framework of President Trump’s impeachment process, which is the worst possible...
Pompeo To Meet Zelenskiy With Ukraine In U.S. Political Spotlight
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials as part of a trip that will also take him to Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Lawyers Say Pressuring Ukraine, Even If True, ‘Cannot Be Impeachable’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team argued that even if he did attempt to trade military aid to Ukraine in exchange for political favors, it was not grounds for his impeachment and removal from office. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Joins EU, Canada In Imposing Fresh Crimea-Related Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has joined the European Union and Canada in imposing new sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s “continued aggression toward Ukraine and attempted occupation of Crimea,” a news release says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
