Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Kyiv Criticizes French TV Documentary On Maidan Protests
The Ukrainian Embassy in Paris has expressed disappointment at a French television channel’s decision to collaborate on, and air, a documentary that Kyiv argues grossly distorts events of the country’s 2013-14 upheaval that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel, Poroshenko Say EU Sanctions Against Russia Should Continue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the European Union to renew its sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and the Kremlin’s support for pro-Russian separatists that are fighting Ukrainian government forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Soviet-Era Monument Torn Down In Eastern Ukraine
A crowd in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk tore down a statue of Soviet-era leader Grigory Petrovsky on January 29. Petrovsky, who led the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the 1920s and 1930s, is seen as one of the architects of the mass famine known as the Holodomor that killed millions of Ukrainians. The statue was one of the...
The Briefing: The Ukraine Deadlock
Petro Porishenko heads to Berlin as the Western powers push for a settlement to the conflict in Donbas. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Humanitarian Activist Missing In Ukraine’s Donetsk
Ukrainian humanitarian activist Maryna Cherenkova has reportedly been detained by separatist security forces in the eastern city of Donetsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Ukraine, And Belarus Want To ‘Be Like Bill’
The viral meme Be Like Bill has taken social media by storm in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, where it has been repurposed by government critics, politicians, and military officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Portraits Unveiled Of Ukrainians Detained By Russia
The Ukrainian foreign ministry has opened an exhibition featuring portraits of people which Kyiv says have been illegally detained by Russia, such as filmmaker Oleh Sentsov and pilot Nadia Savchenko. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bill Calls For Speedy Citizenship For Foreigners In Ukrainian Forces
Lawmakers in Kyiv have approved draft legislation simplifying the process for foreigners to obtain Ukrainian citizenship if they have served in Ukraine’s army. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Central Bank Lowers Its 2016 Growth Forecast
Ukraine’s central bank has more than halved its 2016 growth forecast as the cash-strapped country battles crises ranging from a fall in commodity prices to a new trade embargo by Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Court Strikes Down Sanctions On Yanukovych Allies
An EU court has ruled that the bloc was wrong to freeze the assets of five close associates of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
