Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Grenades Found In Odesa On Anniversary Of Deadly Clash
Police in Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa say they found three hand grenades on May 2 ahead of a commemoration ceremony for the 48 people who were killed in a 2014 clash between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian demonstrators. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, May 2, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Accuses Russia-Backed Separatists Of Breaking Easter Cease-Fire
One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and several troops wounded in Ukraine’s east, the Ukrainian government said on May 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Interview: In Eastern Ukraine, ‘Too Many Troops Willing To Fire’
With so many opposing troops massed in close proximity along the line of separation, you can expect more civilians to be caught in the line of fire in eastern Ukraine. RFE/RL Ukrainian Service correspondent Rostislav Khotin interviews senior International Crisis Group adviser Paul Quinn-Judge. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Bill Links Russia Sanctions Relief To Crimea’s Return To Ukraine
A new bill in the U.S. Congress would prevent the White House from lifting a raft of sanctions against Russia until Ukraine restores control over Crimea, which Moscow forcibly annexed in 2014, or settles the peninsula’s status to Kyiv’s satisfaction. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trilateral Contact Group Seeks Easter Cease-Fire In Ukraine
The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine says it aims for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine to begin with the start of the Easter and May holidays. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
RFE/RL Contributor In Crimea Accused Of Calls For Separatism
Officials in Russia-annexed Crimea have charged Mykola Semena, a contributor to a news site about Crimea run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), with calling for separatism. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Far-Right Group Defaces KGB Monument
Activists from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists defaced a Soviet-era monument dedicated to KGB officers in Kyiv. Members of the far-right group tried but failed to chisel off the nose of one face on April 28. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, April 29, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says Stronger Cease-Fire Needed To Make Political Progress
Ukraine told the UN Security Council that its cease-fire with separatists in the east must be strengthened before progress can be achieved on a political solution to the two-year conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
