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Avdiyivka: Eastern Ukraine’s Latest Flashpoint
The shaky cease-fire between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops appears to have fallen apart around the small industrial town of Avdiyivka. In recent weeks, battles have erupted around the strategically important crossroads in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. European observers have reported the “highest level of...
Talks On Forming New Ukraine Government Continue
Lawmakers in Ukraine are continuing efforts to agree a new coalition to end a political deadlock that has stalled billions of dollars in foreign loans. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Morning Vertical, April 12, 2016
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Crisis Menu
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Freedom House: Economic Troubles Threaten Stability In Ex-Soviet ‘Dictatorships’
In a new report, Freedom House warns that economic woes are threatening the stability of “entrenched dictatorships” in the former Soviet Union, the migration crisis is fueling populism in Eastern Europe, and reforms in the Balkans are in retreat. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Talks On New Ukrainian Government End For Night Without Deal
The two main parties at the talks in Kyiv were unable on April 11 to come to an agreement with the candidate nominated to be the next prime minister — current parliament speaker Volodymyr Hroysman. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
A Tense Night In Eastern Ukraine’s Trenches
Fighting was reported on April 11 around the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiyivka. Russia-backed separatists pounded Ukrainian government positions with artillery and mortar shells. Cease-fire violations have been on the rise. A week earlier, RFE/RL correspondent Levko Stek spent a tense night in the trenches with Ukrainian troops. (RFE/RL’s...
A Tense Night In Eastern Ukraine’s Trenches
Fighting was reported on April 11 around the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiyivka. Russia-backed separatists pounded Ukrainian government positions with artillery and mortar shells. Cease-fire violations have been on the rise. A week earlier, RFE/RL correspondent Levko Stek spent a tense night in the trenches with Ukrainian troops. (RFE/RL’s...
France Voices Concern Over Eastern Ukraine Truce Violations
France has voiced concern over rising cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv’s forces and pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Volodymyr Hroysman: Ukraine’s Likely Next Prime Minister Is Loyal Poroshenko Ally
The man identified by Ukraine’s outgoing prime minister as his successor, Volodymyr Hroysman, is a 38-year-old loyalist of President Petro Poroshenko who was thrust onto the national scene after the Euromaidan unrest that toppled a government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
