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EU’s Juncker To Attend Conference In Russia
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has agreed to attend an event in Russia next month, a commission spokeswoman has said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Five Ukrainian Soldiers Die In 24 Hours
Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another four wounded in fresh clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sixteen Die In Fire At Ukraine Home For Elderly
At least sixteen people have died and one is missing after a fire broke out at a home for the elderly in a village near Kyiv, Ukraine’s state emergency service said in a statement on May 29. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Says Fighting In East Intensifies
The Ukrainian military says that fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatists has intensified in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Crimean Port, A Hospital Reportedly Takes A ‘Potemkin’ Approach To Impress
The Potemkin village, that tried and true manifestation of Russian bureaucratic ingenuity whose place in popular lore has been cemented for centuries, has been given a modern update — the annexed peninsula of Crimea now reportedly has its own “Potemkin hospital.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former NATO Chief Named Poroshenko Adviser
Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says he will do his “utmost to promote security, economic reforms, and stronger EU ties” in his new capacity as an adviser to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Files Defense In $3 Billion Russia Eurobond Case
Ukraine has filed its defense with a British court over a $3 billion debt to Russia, arguing that the original loan agreement with its neighbor was invalid. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Now That She’s Free
For 708 days, Nadia Savchenko was a symbol of Ukrainian resolve and resistance. How will she fare as a politician? Listen to this week’s Power Vertical Podcast. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Open To Running For President, Has Strong Words For Putin
Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot who was released this week after being jailed in Russia for nearly two years, has said she would consider running for president if her fellow Ukrainians want her to. At a press conference in Kyiv on May 27, Savchenko also spoke harshly of Vladimir Putin, using a popular epithet for the Russian president....
The Morning Vertical, May 27, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
