Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Other Hostages
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Says She Could Run For President If People Want It
Nadia Savchenko, the Ukrainian pilot who spent nearly two years in Russian captivity, has said she is ready to run for president if that is what Ukrainians want. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
G7 Pledges Focus On Economic Growth, Tackling Extremism
After two days of talks in Japan, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economic powers have set global growth as an “urgent priority.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gorbachev Banned From Entering Ukraine For Five Years Over Crimea Remarks
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has imposed a ban against former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev that forbids him from entering Ukraine for five years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Ponder Savchenko’s Future
What does the future hold for freed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko? After nearly two years of imprisonment, she was released by Russia on May 25 in a prisoner exchange. Savchenko’s defiance behind bars helped make her a hero for many Ukrainians. People on the streets of Kyiv weighed in on what might await her. (RFE/RL’s Current Time...
Ukraine Cuts Key Interest Rate For Second Month Amid Disinflation
Ukraine’s central bank has trimmed its benchmark interest rate, citing a “steady disinflation trend,” or a slowdown in inflation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin: Savchenko’s Release Won’t Help Warm EU-Russia Ties
Russia says the release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko after nearly two years in captivity is unlikely to help improve Moscow’s relations ties with the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 26, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: A Contrast, A Lie — And A Deal?
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU’s Tusk ‘Quite Sure’ Russia Sanctions Will Be Extended
EU Council President Donald Tusk says he is “quite sure” that the bloc will renew its economic sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine “in the next two or three weeks without huge discussions.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
