Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s New Hybrid War
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Evidence Suggests Key Russian Brigade In Crimea Seizure Deploying To Syria
Evidence is mounting that Russia is deploying some of its most capable combat forces to Syria, including a brigade involved in the stealth operation to seize Ukraine’s Crimea territory last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Says Minsk Process Must Be Finished In 2015
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has insisted that the Minsk agreements on regulating the conflict in eastern Ukraine be fully implemented by the end of this year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Approves Debt Restructuring Measure Helpful To Ukraine
The United Nations voted overwhelmingly September 10 for a new global framework for sovereign debt restructuring aimed at avoiding cases like Argentina’s grinding legal battle with “vulture” creditors. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kadyrov: Ukrainian PM A ‘Coward,’ ‘Nerd’ Who Couldn’t Fight
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he had not heard of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk having fought in Chechnya in the mid-1990s but says he is a “coward and traitor” who is “incapable of fighting.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian, Slovak PMs Criticize Nord Stream Expansion
The prime ministers of Ukraine and Slovakia have condemned a recent deal to expand the current Nord Stream pipeline that delivers natural gas directly from Russia to Western Europe. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Court Sentences One In Pro-Ukraine Stunt Case
A Moscow court on September 10 acquitted four people and found one guilty of hooliganism and vandalism for taking part in a pro-Ukraine stunt. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nemtsov, Savchenko Nominated For Sakharov Prize
Russia’s slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and imprisoned Ukrainian military pilot and parliament member Nadiya Savchenko are among the nominees for the 2015 Sakharov Prize. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
European Parliament Calls On Russia To Release Estonian, Ukrainian Prisoners
EU lawmakers have urged Russia to immediately release the Estonian police officer Eston Kohver, Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov, and civil activist Olexandr Kolchenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report: Russia Building Huge Military Base Near Ukraine Border
Russia has reportedly started building a major military base in Belgorod Oblast near the Ukrainian border. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
