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Russian, Ukraine, EU Leaders Discussed Local Elections Dispute
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France discussed the contentious issue of holding local elections in separatist eastern Ukraine in a 90-minute telephone conversation September 9, the Kremlin said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin, Poroshenko, Merkel, Hollande To Meet Next Month
Reports say Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet with the French and German leaders in Paris in early October to discuss efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poisoned Chalice: Russian Loan Looms As Threat To Ukraine Bailout
Two years ago, the Kremlin gave Kyiv a bailout loan to try to keep it loyal to Russia. Now Moscow is threatening to use the loan to trigger a cutoff of IMF funds to Ukraine if it defaults on repayment. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Clinton Calls For Tougher Response To Russia On Ukraine, Syria
Hillary Clinton, the former U.S. secretary of state who is now a leading contender to be the next president, has called for a stronger response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, saying Moscow’s objectives were “to stymie, to confront, and to undermine American power whenever and wherever.” …read more Source:...
Russia Ridiculed On Internet Over Claim Ukraine PM Fought In Chechnya
After Moscow’s top investigator claimed that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk fought, tortured, and killed Russian soldiers in Chechnya, social media satirists let fly with a barrage of scornful memes. Many used Photoshop to insert the bespectacled face of the bookish premier among the warlords of the North Caucasus – and at the...
EU Commission Chief Warns Moscow Over EU Security, Borders
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Russia that the security and borders of EU member states are “untouchable.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Saakashvili Collects Enough Signatures To Be Considered Next Ukrainian PM
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s supporters in Ukraine have collected more than 26,000 signatures on a petition recommending him to become Ukraine’s prime minister. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Putin Changes The Subject
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Why Belarus Is About To Get Interesting
Since the Ukraine crisis, Belarus has carved out an independent stance and has distanced itself from Russia. That may be about to change. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Invites ICC To Probe For War Crimes In Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine has accepted the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) jurisdiction to probe possible war crimes committed during Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
