Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Moscow Court Jails Ukrainian On Espionage Charges
The Moscow City Court has sentenced Ukrainian Valentyn Vyhovskiy to 11 years in prison for espionage. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kerry Arrives In Moscow For Syria, Ukraine Talks With Putin
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Moscow early on December 15 for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in the day on a political transition to end Syria’s civil war and implementing a peace deal in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Baltics Reduce Energy Dependence On Moscow
Top officials from the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — as well as Polish and Swedish officials are inaugurating two electrical links binding Lithuania with the West. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Set To Extend Sanctions Against Russia By Another Six Months
A senior EU official has told RFE/RL that the European Union is set to officially extend economic sanctions against Russia by another six months when EU ambassadors meet on December 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine To Try In Absentia Self-Appointed ‘President Of Southeastern Ukraine’
Ukrainian officials say that a man who has proclaimed himself to be “president of Southeastern Ukraine” will be tried in absentia in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatist Cossack Commander Reported Killed In Ukraine’s Luhansk
Pavel Dryomov, a prominent separatist commander in Ukraine’s Luhansk region has reportedly been killed after his car exploded as he was on his way home from his own wedding. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Russia Spar Over Ukraine Conflict At UN Meeting
The United States and Russia crossed swords on December 11 over the conflict in Ukraine at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Activists: Human Rights Violations Rampant in Russian-Held Crimea
Ukrainian activists say human rights violations are rampant in Crimea, the Russian-annexed peninsula of Ukraine, including people being forced to acquire Russian citizenship and intimidation of nationalists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Using Puppets To Warn About Mines
Some 168 children have been injured, and 65 killed, by mines and unexploded ordnance since the conflict broke out in eastern Ukraine in March 2014, according to UNICEF figures. Now, Swiss volunteers are taking a puppet show on a tour of schools and kindergartens to teach children the dangers. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more...
Kerry To Discuss Syria, Ukraine Crises In Moscow Next Week
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week for talks on Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
