Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
‘River Of Blood’ At Anti-OSCE Protest In Donetsk
Protestors in Donetsk, held by Russian-backed separatists, gathered outside a hotel used by OSCE monitors. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yanukovych ‘Will Not Show Up’ For Questioning
Ukraine’s fugitive ex-Presidnet Viktor Yanukovych will not show up at the Prosecutor-General’s office in Kyiv for questioning, his lawyer Vitaliy Serdyuk says. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Destroys Smuggled Western Food, Prompting Public Outcry
Russian officials have used a steamroller to crush tons of cheese, fruit, and vegetables — defying public outrage to begin a controversial effort to destroy Western food that has been smuggled into the crisis-hit country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Famine Monument Erected In Washington
After years of work and some setbacks, a memorial to the millions who perished in the Ukraine famine of the 1930s, or Holodomor, has been erected in the U.S. capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Subpoenas Ex-President Yanukovych
Ukraine has subpoenaed fugitive former President Viktor Yanukovych to testify in a corruption investigation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia To Get More Than $1 Billion For Aborted Mistral Deal
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says Paris will pay Russia about 1.2 billion euros ($1.32 billion) for the cancelled Mistral warship deal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin Says France Returns Money For Canceled Warship Deal
The Kremlin says France has paid compensation for a canceled contract for the delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poll Shows Negative Views Of Russia, Putin Around The World
A new opinion poll shows that both Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, are viewed unfavorably around the world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
McFaul: Russian Enmity Toward U.S. Fueled by Own Weakness
Russia, and the Kremlin in particular, has an unhealthy and misguided obsession with U.S. power and intentions, former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul told RFE/RL in an interview. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lukashenka Says Belarus Is Russia’s Only Reliable Ally
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka said Russia would never infringe on his country’s sovereignty. In an August 4 interview in Minsk with RFE/RL and two other independent media outlets, Lukashenka said a war between the countries would be a disaster. (RFE/RL’s Belarus Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
