Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Activists In Almaty Urge Ukraine Not To Extradite Kazakh Blogger Akhmet
Activists in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, have urged Ukraine not to extradite Kazakh opposition blogger Zhanar Akhmet over safety concerns. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Boeing 737 Crashes In Iran, Killing All On Board
A Ukrainian commercial airliner with 176 people on board crashed on January 8 soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. An Iranian official spokesman cited technical issues as the suspected cause of the crash in which all on board were killed. Rescuers have been sent to an area of farmland near the airport where the...
In Photos: Ukrainian Plane Crashes In Iran, All 176 People Aboard Killed
A Ukrainian commercial airliner crashed on January 8 soon after taking off from Iran’s capital, Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. The Boeing 737-800 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran when a fire struck one of its engines, according to Qasem Biniaz, a...
Ukraine 6th Biggest Climber In Visa-Free Travel Gains Over Past Decade
The travel freedom of Ukrainian passport holders has doubled since 2010, making Ukraine the world’s sixth biggest climber in the category over the past decade. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Solider Killed After Driving Over Mine In Donbas
A Ukrainian solider was killed inside a military truck that ran over an explosive device on January 5 near the frontline town of Khutir Vilniy in the easternmost Luhansk region, Ukraine’s military announced on social media. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Epifaniy: About 600 Parishes Of Moscow-Aligned Church Convert To New Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Some 600 parishes in Ukraine belonging to the Orthodox church aligned with the Moscow Patriarchate have in one year switched over to the newly formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the church’s leader says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Interim Charge d’Affairs At U.S. Embassy In Kyiv
Kristina Kvien, deputy chief of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Ukraine, has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Activist: Ukrainian, Crimean-Tatar Language Learning Being Squeezed In Crimea
The last remaining Ukrainian-language school in Russian-occupied Crimea doesn’t provide instruction in the eastern Slavic language, Eskender Bariyev, head of the Committee to Protect Crimean Tatars’ Rights, told RFE/RL in a radio interview on January 1. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo Postpones Trip To Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia Amid Iran Tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his upcoming travels to Ukraine, Belarus, and two Central Asian nations due to the growing tensions in Iraq and the Middle East. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Nationalists Honor Controversial WWII-Era Leader
Thousands joined an annual January 1 march in Kyiv organized by the right-wing Svoboda party marking the birthday of the controversial 20th-century nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, who is hailed by many in Ukraine as a freedom fighter. In neighboring Russia, however, he is seen as a traitor to the Soviet Union who collaborated with the Nazis....
