Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S. Protests Russia’s Suspension Of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
The United States called on Russia to reverse its decision to suspend the Crimean Tatar Mejlis as an “extremist” organization. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, April 21, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bans Russian Movies As Threat To National Security
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed legislation banning all Russian films made after January 1, 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Chernobyl Disaster: How It Happened
On April 26, 1986, a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine spiraled out of control. Follow the dramatic events that led to the world’s worst civilian nuclear disaster. (RFE/RL’s Denis Artamonov, Stuart Greer) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says Received Ukraine’s Request On Savchenko Repatriation
The Russian Justice Ministry says Ukraine has requested documents required to repatriate Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko, whose imprisonment in Russia on murder charges has drawn international condemnation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Krasnapolle: Living In The Fallout Of Chernobyl
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, not many people still live in the areas of Belarus most affected by the fallout. Numerous villages were evacuated following the catastrophe and remain largely empty today. But a hardy few remain in the Krasnapolle district in the country’s east, and some have even moved there....
Three Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Country’s East
Ukraine says three of its soldiers have been killed in the country’s east — the heaviest toll reported in the region in nearly two months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crackdown On RFE/RL’s Crimea Site Sparks International Condemnation
The latest clampdown on a Crimea news site run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has drawn international condemnation, with the United States denouncing it as “the Russian government’s growing crackdown on independent voices” on the annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crackdown On RFE/RL’s Crimea Site Sparks International Condemnation
The latest clampdown on a Crimea news site run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has drawn international condemnation, with the United States denouncing it as “the Russian government’s growing crackdown on independent voices” on the annexed peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Proposes Visa-Free Travel To Ukrainians
The European Union has proposed offering visa-free travel in Europe to Ukrainians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
