Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Daily Vertical: Ghosts Of MH17
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Putin Named In MH17 Compensation Claim
A law firm in Australia has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin on behalf of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Opens Bidding For Upgrade Of Black Sea Coastal Artillery
The Russian Defense Ministry has opened bids on a contract to repair and upgrade a Black Sea coastal artillery system that is adjacent to the Russia-occupied Crimea Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarusian President Invites Pope To ‘Peace Summit’ In Minsk
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is headed to Italy for trade talks with his Italian counterpart and other top officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Far-Right Ukrainian Group Stages Smoky Protest In Kyiv
With smoke bombs and drums, some 3,000 members of Ukraine’s nationalist Azov Civilian Corps marched through the capital, Kyiv. In a show of force, members of the far-right group lit flares outside the parliament building. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion Stages Smoky Protest in Kyiv
With smoke bombs and drums, some 3,000 members of Ukraine’s nationalist Azov Battalion marched through the capital, Kyiv. In a show of force, they lit flares outside the parliament building. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: That Sure Is Some Cease-Fire!
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: That Sure Is Some Cease-Fire! (Transcript)
Isn’t it time to admit what’s long been painfully obvious? The Minsk agreement is dead in the water. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. House Backs Increase In Defense Spending For European Deployments
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new $602 billion defense policy bill that backs increased spending for bolstered military deployments in Europe. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians Remember Victims Of Tatar Deportation From Crimea
Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv on the evening of May 18 to commemorate the mass deportation of Tatars from Crimea in 1944. Some 200,000 people from the minority group were sent to Central Asia on the orders of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
