Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Underlines National Unity In New Year’s Address
In his New Year greeting to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dispensed with lofty words, saying that he wouldn’t bore his fellow citizens with terms such as “GDP, dropping inflation, implementation, diversification, and other unintelligible words.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean-Based Blogger Deported To Ukraine After Critical Social-Media Posts
A Yalta-based blogger who initially supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea but then later wrote critical posts about officials has been deported to Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia, Ukraine Reach Five-Year Gas-Transit Deal
Russia and Ukraine have signed a five-year, $7 billion deal on the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe following intense negotiations ahead of a year-end deadline. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pompeo To Make First Ukraine Visit As Impeachment In U.S. Buffets Relations
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Ukraine this week for the first time as the United States’ top diplomat with an acrimonious impeachment process under way in Washington that revolves in part around White House actions toward Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Price To Pay: Release Of Former Ukrainian Riot Police In Prisoner Swap Sparks Anguish, Debate
Among the estimated 200 prisoners exchanged by Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists in the Donbas on December 29 were five former members of the now disbanded Berkut special-police force who were suspected of killing protesters in Kyiv in 2014. Their release, and that of some others, has caused controversy and debate. …read more Source::...
Zelenskiy Defends Decision To Swap Berkut Fighters With Separatists Amid Tearful Reunions In Kyiv
Western leaders and Russia have welcomed a mass prisoner exchange amid efforts to end the five-year war between Kyiv and Russia-backed separatists fighting in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tearful Reunions As Former Ukrainian Captives Return Home
Western leaders and Russia have welcomed a mass prisoner exchange amid efforts to end the five-year war between Kyiv and Russia-backed separatists fighting in Ukraine’s east. The swap of 200 prisoners, which took place at a checkpoint near the separatist-held city of Horlivka in the eastern Donetsk region on December 29, included military...
Merkel, Putin Discuss Nord Stream 2, Libya, Syria, And Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed issues from the Baltics to Libya in a wide-ranging telephone conversation on December 29, officials said. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Russia-Backed Separatists Hold Prisoner Swap
A prisoner swap between Ukraine’s government and Russia-backed separatists in the country’s east took place on December 29. People who had been held by the separatists were brought by buses to a government-controlled checkpoint near the village of Mayorske. The exchange of prisoners was agreed at a December 9 summit in Paris. The...
Kyiv, Separatists Work To Finalize Prisoner Lists Ahead Of Planned Swap
Ukrainian authorities and Russia-backed separatists were finalizing the list of the names of dozens prisoners from the fighting in eastern Ukraine who are scheduled to be swapped on December 29. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
