Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russia Bars Savchenko’s Sister, A Key Witness, From Testifying
Russian authorities October 13 prevented the sister of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko from testifying in her defense in her controversial murder trial. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin: IMF Should Give Ukraine $3 Billion To Repay Debt To Russia
President Vladimir Putin called on the International Monetary Fund to lend an additional $3 billion to Ukraine so it can pay its debt to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Defends Decision Not To Close Airspace In MH17 Case
Ukraine defended its decision not to close airspace in the east of the country where a Malaysian airliner was shot down last year, saying it was unaware that anti-aircraft weapons were being used in the area. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How Dutch Investigators Rebuffed Russia’s Alternative MH17 Theories
Russian attempts to insert alternative theories into a long-awaited report on why a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 were repeatedly rejected by Dutch investigators. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
How Did Islamic State Persuade A Jordanian Medical Student In Kharkiv To Blow Himself Up In Iraq?
What transformed Mohammad Dalaeen, a Jordanian medical student studying in Kharkiv, Ukraine, into Abu al-Bara al-Urdani, a suicide bomber who blew himself up in Iraq? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dutch Investigative Report On MH17 Downing Due Out October 13
Dutch air crash investigators release their final report October 13 on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, in a move likely to worsen already-tense ties between Russia and the West. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Letters From Donbas, Part 6: ‘Life Resembles Survival On A Desert Island’
More than 1 million people have fled eastern Ukraine since war erupted in April 2014. Some have since returned. Others never left. From teachers to pensioners to families with children, residents of rebel-held towns are struggling to get on with their lives amid the chaos and uncertainty. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service continues to publish...
Kyiv Bans Russian Airlines From Flying Into Ukraine
Ukraine’s government says it is banning all Russian airlines from flying into Ukraine from October 25 in response to Moscow’s decision in September to impose a similar ban on Ukrainian airlines. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gazprom Resumes Gas Supplies To Ukraine
Gazprom says gas shipments restarted early on October 12 after the Russian gas giant received $234 million in prepayments from Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Buk Manufacturer To Issue MH17 Report On October 13
The Russian company that manufactures the Buk ground-to-air missile system plans to issue a report on the July 2014 downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine on October 13, the same day the Dutch Safety Board plans to issue the results of its investigation into the incident. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
