Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
European Human Rights Court Accepts Ukraine Complaint Against Russia In Crimea
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a complaint brought by Ukraine against Russia alleging human rights violations in the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 is “partly admissible.” …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Music Takes Your Mind Off War And Death’: Ukrainian Violinist Plays In The Trenches
Roman is a trained violinist who signed up to fight Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. He takes out his violin and plays for half an hour once or twice a week and says music distracts him from the war and the possibility of dying. According to the United Nations, more than 13,000 people have died as a result of...
Servers Seized In Ukraine, Moldova As Germany Takes Down ‘World’s Largest’ Illegal Darknet Marketplace
German authorities have shut down “the world’s largest” illegal online marketplace as part of an international operation against the darknet. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Moldova’s New President Develop Strategic Ties With One Eye On Russia
The leaders of Moldova and Ukraine have called for rebooting ties as the two neighbors pursue a pro-EU agenda and fend off territorial disputes with Russia-backed forces. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Court Jails Three Crimean Tatars On Extremism Charges
Another group of Crimean Tatars has been sentenced to lengthy prison terms on charges of being members of a banned Islamic group and plotting to seize power in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea that Moscow illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Chess Clubs Get Boost From Netflix Hit Queen’s Gambit
Chess clubs in Ukraine are reporting a surge in interest inspired by the hot Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit. Appropriately, there’s been especially strong interest among girls. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Health-Care System, Economy Struggle To Cope With COVID-19
Already struggling with a simmering conflict in the east and endemic corruption, Ukraine now confronts another challenge: containing COVID-19. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chinese Investors File Arbitration Case Against Ukraine Over Motor Sich Investment
Chinese investors have brought a $3.5 billion arbitration case against Ukraine for blocking the sale of a strategic aircraft engine maker whose fate Washington is closely following. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Senate Sources Say Trump Pick For Ukraine Ambassador Unlikely To Get Vote
The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote and is therefore unlikely to green-light the Trump administration’s choice of a retired Army lieutenant general to be the next U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, according to Senate and other sources. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Influential Eastern Ukrainian Mayor Dies In Germany After COVID Battle
One of Ukraine’s most influential and outspoken politicians, Hennadiy Kernes, the mayor of the eastern city of Kharkiv, has died of complications from COVID-19. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
