Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Kyiv Asks OSCE To Expand Ukraine Monitoring Mission
Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko says Ukraine has asked the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to expand its monitoring mission in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Remains Of Ukrainians Killed In Air Disaster Arrive In Kyiv
The remains of the 11 Ukrainian victims of the Flight PS752 plane disaster in Iran arrived in Kyiv on January 19. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other senior Ukrainian officials were on hand to receive the flag-draped caskets at the airport. Iran’s military said it had mistakenly shot down the passenger airliner after takeoff from Tehran...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says Will Attend Auschwitz Commemoration In Israel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he will attend events marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp taking place in Jerusalem on January 22-23. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Embassy In London Protests Inclusion Of National Symbol In British Extremist Guide
Ukraine’s Embassy in Britain has publicly called on police officials to remove the trident, Ukraine’s national symbol and state coat of arms, from a counterterrorism guide that was distributed to police officers, teachers, and medical staff last year. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Receives Bodies From Plane Downed In Iran
The remains of 11 Ukrainians killed when Iran’s military mistakenly shot down a passenger airliner after takeoff from Tehran international airport arrived in Kyiv on January 19. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other senior Ukrainian officials participated in a solemn ceremony after flag-draped coffins arrived in the Ukrainian capital...
Russia Bans Ukrainian Journalist From Entering Russian-Occupied Crimea Until 2054
Russia’s Border Guard Service, a branch of the Federal Security Service (FSB), has banned Ukrainian journalist Taras Ibrahimov from entering Russia and the Russian-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea until the middle of 2054. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo Says U.S. Will Look Into Claims Former Ukraine Ambassador Was Followed
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the State Department will investigate whether former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch was in any danger while she was in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Gave His Resignation To The President. But Will Zelenskiy Accept It?
Oleksiy Honcharuk tendered his resignation after an audio recording emerged of him allegedly questioning President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s understanding of economic issues. RFE/RL sources say the move was meant to express loyalty and the president won’t accept the offer. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Asks Six Nations To Assign Specialists To Investigate Deadly Iran Crash
Ukraine has asked Canada, France, Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Iran to assign experts to assist in the investigation of the January 8 crash of Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS0752 near Tehran that killed all 176 people aboard. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Government Watchdog Says Trump Administration Broke Law In Freezing Ukraine Aid
A nonpartisan U.S. Congressional watchdog says the administration of President Donald Trump violated federal law by withholding security assistance to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
