Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Moscow Accuses Ukrainian PM Of ‘Torturing’ Russians In Chechen War
A top Russian law enforcement official has accused Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of fighting alongside Chechen rebels and torturing and killing Russian soldiers during Moscow’s bloody war with separatists in the 1990s. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Separatist Leader Released By Rebels After Four-Day Detention
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have released a separatist leader from detention after holding him captive for four days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sea Breeze Military Drills Bring U.S., NATO To Ukrainian Shores
Some 2,500 U.S., Ukrainian, and NATO troops are taking part in Sea Breeze 2015, a two-week military exercise in the Black Sea and Ukraine’s coastal regions. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has said the training is meant to boost trust and security in the region, which has been shaken by instability since Russia’s 2014 annexation of...
“Sea Breeze” Military Drills Bring U.S. And NATO To Ukrainian Shores
Some 2,500 U.S., Ukrainian, and NATO troops are taking part in Sea Breeze 2015, a two-week military exercise in the Black Sea and Ukraine’s coastal regions. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has said the training is meant to boost trust and security in the region, which has been shaken by instability since Russia’s 2014 annexation of...
‘Have You Been To Church Today?’ Or How To Avoid A Traffic Ticket In Ukraine
Ukrainian Metropolitan Pavlo was filmed telling off Kyiv police officers who stopped him for a traffic violation. The clergyman retaliated by saying that it was the police who are violating laws — divine laws. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatars Plan Protest At Peninsula’s Boundary
Leaders of the Crimean Tatars say they are planning a protest action at the border with Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in March 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN: Nearly 8,000 People Killed In Ukraine Conflict
The United Nations says at least 7,962 people have been killed and 17,811 wounded in the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Captured in Ukraine Exchanges Emotional Greetings With Parents Back Home
A journalist has become the go-between for an emotional exchange of video messages between Aleksandr Aleksandrov, a Russian who was captured during what he says was an active-duty mission in Ukraine, and his parents back home in a province east of Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt
Russia has threatened to challenge an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout loan with Ukraine if Kyiv doesn’t pay back its $3 billion bond due in December. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Warns Talks Unlikely To Avert Food Sanctions On Ukraine
Russia warned September 7 that there’s only a slim chance of averting a trade embargo against Ukraine when Kyiv’s free-trade pact with the European Union takes effect in January. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
