Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Briefing: Putin’s Two-Front War
Has Vladimir Putin’s move into Syria changed the dynamic on Ukraine? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hundreds Attend Protest Against Russian Air Base In Belarus
Hundreds of people gathered in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on October 4 at an unsanctioned protest against the establishment of a Russian air base in Belarus. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv, Rebels Expected To Start Pulling Back Small-Caliber Weapons
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels are due to begin withdrawing small-caliber weapons from the front lines in the east of the country on October 3. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘I Want To Be In These Fights’: A Russian Volunteer Sets Sights On Syria
As Moscow launches air strikes in Syria, a Russian volunteer says he and a band of like-minded men are setting off to fight alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State (IS) militants. Disillusioned with the rebels in eastern Ukraine, Bondo Dorovskikh says he is driven by an addiction to battle and the desire to combat the “evil” of...
Quartet Of Leaders To Hold Ukraine Peace Talks October 2
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine meet in Paris October 2 to try to consolidate a fragile peace in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Ready To Pull Small-Caliber Weapons Out Of East
The Ukrainian government says it will pull out small-caliber weapons from the war-torn east in two days’ time if the cease-fire holds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Police Arrest Illegal Amber Miners
Ukrainian security forces arrested 100 illegal amber miners in the Volyn region who tried to block a major highway. The miners were protesting a government crackdown on illegal amber mining in the area. Authorities say the lucrative practice is run by criminal gangs. (RFE/RL’s Current Time TV) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Ukraine, Russian-Backed Rebels Agree To Withdraw Weapons
Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, and Europe reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and other weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko: Russia Uses UN Veto As ‘License To Kill’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Russia is exploiting its veto power on the UN Security Council as a “license to kill” by obstructing international initiatives to punish Moscow for its “aggression” in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trial Of Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko Resumes In Russia
A single demonstrator protested outside the trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko as the court hearing resumed in Russia’s Rostov region on September 29. Savchenko is accused of complicity in killing two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine, charges she vehemently denies. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
