Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Savchenko: Ukraine Needs Early Parliamentary Elections
Ukrainian military aviator Nadia Savchenko, who was sworn in as a lawmaker in May, says Ukraine needs early parliamentary elections to bring “fresh blood” into the country’s politics. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Jailed In Crimea Over Euromaidan ‘Murder’ Charge
A 23-year-old Ukrainian who says he was tortured to confess has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted murder by a court in Russia-annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Anti-OSCE Protest Held In Eastern Ukraine
A protest has taken place in the separatist-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk against the deployment of monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tear Gas and Clashes At Lviv City Hall
Activists in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv clashed with police inside City Hall. Angered by a landfill issue, they attempted to storm into a session of city council on June 9. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lviv Mayor Says Deadly Fire At City Dump Was Arson
The mayor of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv says arson was the cause of a deadly fire at the city’s waste dump. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
White House Aide Says Russia-Ukraine Peace Possible By Year-End
The White House is pushing for implementation of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine before President Barack Obama leaves office, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
White House Aide Says Russia-Ukraine Peace Possible By Year-End
The White House is pushing for implementation of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine before President Barack Obama leaves office, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Several Casualties Reported After Heavy Shelling In Donetsk
At least three people were reportedly killed and more than a dozen wounded after heavy shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops exchanged artillery fire during the night of June 8. (RFE/RL’s Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Georgians In Ukrainian Army Fight ‘Common Enemy’
Veterans of Georgia’s 2008 war with Russia are the first foreign nationals to serve officially in the Ukrainian army, following a new law adopted last year. RFE/RL Ukrainian Service producer Levko Stek spoke with them as they prepared for action in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nationalists Promise ‘Bloody Mess’ As Kyiv’s LGBTs Prepare To March
For the fourth straight year, members of Kyiv’s LGBT community plan to hold a March of Equality. And for the fourth straight year, counterdemonstrators are threatening to stop them by any means, including violence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
