Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
NATO’s New Commander: Ready To Fight If Deterrence Fails
NATO’s new supreme commander, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says Russia’s aggressive behavior must be met by force should deterrence fail. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mine Blast In Eastern Ukraine Kills One, Traps Nine
A blast at a mine in a separatist-controlled part of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region has killed at least one miner. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 4, 2016
Your daily roundup …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bellingcat Report Says Russian Buk 322 Shot Down Flight MH17
A team of open-source researchers investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says it has positively identified a Russian Buk missile launcher that shot down the plane. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Enlargement Chief: No ‘Discount’ For Turkey On Visa Liberalization
The European Union’s top enlargement official says that Turkey will not get an easier ride than Ukraine, Georgia, and Kosovo in securing a liberalized visa regime with the 28-member bloc. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Flower Politics: In Moscow, No Wreath For ‘Hero City’ Kyiv Ahead of Victory Day
In the run-up to celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, a memorial in Moscow to Kyiv’s heroism is conspicuously without flowers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Defense Secretary Backs German Plan To Send Troops To Lithuania
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has given his backing to German plans to send troops to Lithuania to reassure NATO’s Eastern European allies wary of a resurgent Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 3, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Energy Firms Turn To Arbitrator Over Crimea Losses
Two Ukrainian energy companies that lost control of assets in Crimea when Russia seized the Ukrainian peninsula have asked a UN arbitrator to award compensation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Briefing: Odesa Heats Up
Tensions are high in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on the second anniversary of clashes between pro-Kyiv demonstrators and Moscow-backed militants that killed dozens of people. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
