Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine’s Youngest Motorcyclist
Ukraine’s youngest motorcyclist is only 3 ½ years old. Tima Kuleshov’s parents hope that one day he can take his show on the road and compete abroad. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Crimean Tatar Eurovision Singer Shares Message Of Peace
Jamala, the Crimean Tatar singer representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest, is set to perform her song 1944 at the semifinals on May 12. The song, with lyrics in English and Crimean Tatar, is about Josef Stalin’s deportation of Crimean Tatars to Central Asia. Speaking to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service in Stockholm on May 10,...
Report Finds Record 40.8 Million People Displaced By Conflict In 2015
The number of people uprooted within their own countries by war and conflict rose last year to a record 40.8 million, a report published on May 10 found. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Germany To Push For Deal On East Ukraine Elections At May 11 Meeting
Germany’s top diplomat said he will push for a deal on holding local elections in eastern Ukraine before the European Union’s sanctions against Russia expire at the end of July. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Bid To Blacklist Syrian Rebel Groups Nixed At UN
A Russian request to add two Syrian rebel groups to a United Nations’ terror blacklist was rejected by Britain, France, the United States, and Ukraine, diplomats said on May 10. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gaidar Resigns As Acting Deputy Governor Of Odesa Region
The acting deputy governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, Maria Gaidar, has left the post to become an adviser to Governor Mikheil Saakashvili. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 10, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hackers In Ukraine Deface Separatist Websites To Mark Victory Day
Pro-Ukrainian hackers prepared a Victory Day surprise for Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on May 9, when the hacker groups Falcons Flame and Trinity took over nine of the militants’ websites. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Parade May Violate Ukraine Peace Deal
A Victory Day parade in Donetsk by Russia-backed separatists featuring tanks, artillery, and rocket systems may violate the Minsk peace agreement, according to the OSCE. (RFE/RL’s Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 9, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
