Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Savchenko’s Lawyers Start Final Arguments At Trial In Russian Court
Defense lawyers for Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko began their final arguments on March 3 in a Russian court where Savchenko has been put on trial over the deaths in eastern Ukraine of two Russian journalists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ministers Meet In Paris To Review Progress On Minsk Accords
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany are meeting in Paris on March 3 to discuss implementation of the peace plan for Ukraine set up under the Minsk accords in February 2015. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Could Rename ‘Moscow Avenue’ After Nationalist Bandera
Kyiv is considering stripping a major thoroughfare of the name Moskovsky Prospekt, or Moscow Avenue, and renaming it after late Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera — a move that would be certain to anger Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vox-Pop — Bandera Avenue Or Moscow Avenue?
What do ordinary Ukrainians make of plans to rename Kyiv’s Moscow Avenue after the controversial World War II nationalist leader Stepan Bandera? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nowhere Man: Ukrainians Swap Out Lenin For Lennon
Imagine all the people, living for today. And ditching their Soviet past. The 6,000 residents of Kalyny, in western Ukraine, hope to do just that. They have renamed Vladimir Lenin Street after the late Beatle John Lennon. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Prosecutor Calls For 23-Year Sentence Against Savchenko
Russia’s prosecutor has called for a 23-year prison term for Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who has been accused by Russian authorities of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov Going To Paris For Talks On Minsk Accord Implementation
The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a meeting in Paris on March 3 to discuss the implementation a peace plan for Ukraine under the Minsk accords of February 2015. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Diplomats Agree To Extend Sanctions On Yanukovych, Associates
European Union ambassadors have decided to extend an asset freeze against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and 15 of his close associates for at least one additional year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Syria Said Using Migrant Crisis As ‘Weapon’ Against West
NATO’s top commander warned that Russia and Syria have turned the refugee crisis into a “weapon” against the West at a time when it lacks resources to counter a “resurgent, aggressive” Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Spy Chief Expects More Power Grid Attacks Like One In Ukraine
The head of the U.S. National Security Agency warned that hackers will inevitably attack U.S. infrastructure in an attempt to cause a power failure like the one in Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
