Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Taking It In Stride, Again: As Pompeo Visits, Ukraine Seems Set To Shrug Off Controversy
Days before a trip to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly questioned whether Americans care about Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials, fearful of straining relations with the country’s most powerful supporter, aren’t dwelling on it — and ordinary citizens more concerned about big domestic challenges don’t...
Ukrainian Officials Deny Ordering Deportation Of Azerbaijani Opposition Blogger
Ukraine’s State Migration Service (DMS) says it never ordered the deportation of Azerbaijani opposition blogger Elvin Isayev to Baku. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Journalist’s ‘Separatism’ Charge Expunged
RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena was barred from working as a journalist or leaving the Crimean peninsula after a court in the Russian-controlled territory convicted him of separatism in 2017. But authorities have now expunged his criminal record and he is again free to work and travel. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo Heads To Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan –Trailed By U.S. Turmoil
The United States wants deeper ties with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, not to mention the other countries on Mike Pompeo’s itinerary: Ukraine and Belarus. But the U.S. secretary of state will be bringing a lot of baggage, figuratively speaking, including the impeachment process and the fallout from a contentious radio interview. …read...
Top EU Diplomat Borrell Wants To Visit War Zone In Ukraine
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has said he wants to visit the front line in the war zone of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mykola Semena: Four Years Were Crossed Out Of My Life
Journalist Mykola Semena has received court papers in Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Crimea region officially confirming the termination of his probation and the expunging of his criminal record. Semena, who has contributed to RFE/RL’s Krym.Realii (Crimea Realities) reporting project, was arrested by Crimea’s Russia-imposed...
EU Expands Russia Sanctions List Linked To Aggression Toward Ukraine
The European Union has added seven names to its list of people facing sanctions for undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and independence. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Criminal Record Of Crimean Journalist Mykola Semena Officially Cleared
An RFE/RL contributor in Ukraine’s Russia-controlled Crimea region has received court papers officially confirming the termination of his probation and the expunging of his criminal record. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Detains Three Suspects Who Fought With Russian-Backed Separatists
Ukrainian authorities on January 27 said they detained three men suspected of fighting with Moscow-backed armed formations in the eastern Donetsk region. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NPR Reporter Barred From Pompeo’s Ukraine Trip After Touchy Interview
The U.S. State Department didn’t include a reporter from National Public Radio (NPR) in the press pool for Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Britain, Ukraine, Belarus, and Central Asia. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
