Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukrainian President To Meet With U.S. Vice President March 31
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for a working lunch on March 31, the White House announced on March 30. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Commander: Increased Rotation of U.S. Combat Units To Europe Beginning Next Year
A top U.S. military commander has announced more frequent rotations of U.S. combat units to Eastern Europe beginning early next year, citing an “aggressive Russia” as the main reason for the increase. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia’s Patriotic Chess Star From Crimea Sets His Sights On World Title
Crimean-born, Russian chess star Sergei Karjakinspeaks about his upcoming bid to become world chess champion, his decision in 2009 to play for Russia instead of his native Ukraine, and his staunch support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Parties Fail To Form New Governing Coalition
Last-minute demands raised by former Ukrainian President Yulia Tymoshenko’s Fatherland party quashed hopes for a new governing coalition in Ukraine on March 29. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Latvia Blocks Russian Sputnik Site As Kremlin ‘Propaganda Tool’
Latvian authorities shut down Russia’s pro-Kremlin news site Sputnik on March 29, calling it a “propaganda tool” and drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Parliament Approves Resignation Of Prosecutor-General Shokin
The Ukrainian parliament has approved the resignation of Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Top Ukrainian Parties To Form New Coalition Led By Hroysman
Ukraine’s three major parliamentary parties have agreed to form a new coalition on March 29 and nominate parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Hroysman to be Ukraine’s new prime minister, party officials said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Protesters Demand Dismissal Of Prosecutor-General
Dozens of activists gathered in central Kyiv have demanded an immediate dismissal of Ukraine’s embattled Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin Says Ukrainian Pilot ‘Will Serve’ Her Sentence
The Kremlin says Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko will serve her 22-year prison sentence handed down by a Russian court, despite Kyiv’s pushing for a prisoner exchange. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Approves ‘Savchenko-Sentsov’ Sanctions List
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has approved targeted sanctions against 54 individuals involved in the prosecutions of Ukrainian citizens Nadia Savchenko and Oleh Sentsov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
