Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Cybersleuths: Wristwatch Given To Wounded Soldier ‘Proves’ Russian Role In Ukraine War
An open-source investigation group called the Conflict Intelligence Team alleges that a commemorative wristwatch secretly given by the Russian state to one of its soldiers shows that Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine was authorized at the highest level. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Ex-Economy Minister Sharing Evidence With Anticorruption Investigators
Former Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius says he is providing anticorruption investigators evidence of influence peddling involving key government officials and state companies. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Thirty Years After Chernobyl, Ukraine Doubles Down On Nuclear Power
Ukraine is pushing ahead with plans to modernize its aging, Soviet-designed nuclear power plants as part of a grander vision to merge with EU energy markets and further cut ties with Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer Says Deal Struck For Savchenko’s Return To Ukraine
The lead defense lawyer for Ukrainian pilot and Verkhovna Rada deputy Nadia Savchenko says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to the conditions of her return to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
London’s Oligarch Bus Tour
Forget Buckingham Palace and Big Ben — London’s newest bus tour shows visitors the palatial homes of Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs. Dubbed the Kleptocracy Tour, it’s been organized by anticorruption campaigners in cooperation with two think tanks, the Hudson Institute and the Henry Jackson Society. (RFE/RL’s Marek Hajduk...
EU Warns Kyiv That Russia Sanctions Could Hinge On Reforms
Denmark’s foreign minister has said that if Ukraine does not implement modernization reforms it risks undermining European Union support for maintaining sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Protesters Call On Dutch To Reject Russian Propaganda
Ukrainian activists protested in front of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kyiv with banners warning: “Don’t listen to Russian propaganda.” The protesters displayed a famous self-portrait of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh with one bandaged ear, repurposing the image to warn against listening to misinformation. (RFE/RL’s...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Threatens To Quit
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has threatened to quit along with his entire cabinet, the latest move in a growing political crisis in the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF Chief ‘Concerned’ About Corruption Charges In Ukraine
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said she is concerned about the sudden resignation this week of Ukraine’s reformist economy minister, citing government corruption. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Decommunization Gets Boost As 175 Towns, Villages Renamed
The so-called decommunization of Ukraine edged forward on February 4 as parliament approved the scrapping of 175 names of towns, villages, and districts across the country and replaced them with non-Soviet alternatives. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
