Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Cheap, Beautiful, Ours — Crimea Sold As Russian Holiday Paradise
Russian tourists are being enticed to vacation in Crimea this summer by ads that portray the annexed peninsula as the ultimate holiday destination. But the gulf between the promising ads aired on state television and reality on the ground is as plain as day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yushchenko Calls Gerard Depardieu ‘Misguided’
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko had harsh words for the French actor, Gerard Depardieu. Once considered a family friend, Yushchenko told RFE/RL in a July 30 interview that Depardieu’s pro-Russian attitudes have “debased his nation.” (RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Opposition Party Office In Kharkiv Attacked
At least 50 young men, many in balaclavas, have attacked the former office of the Party of Regions in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vox Pop: Complaints About Rising Prices In Crimea
In Crimea, some say prices have skyrocketed since the annexation of the Ukrainian territory by Russia in March 2014. RFE/RL spoke to people in Simferopol and Nikolaevka about the prices of things like fruits and vegetables and taxi rides. (Crimean Desk of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ex-Ukrainian PM In Moscow Forms ‘Salvation Committee’
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has announced the formation of what he calls the Ukraine Salvation Committee. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Four Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Amid Fresh Minsk Peace Talks
The Ukrainian military says four of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mariupol Residents Protest Demilitarization Talks
Protestors gathered in Mariupol amid fears that Ukraine would be lowering its military guard over the city if agreement is reached at a new round of cease-fire talks. The cease-fire in the conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists has been violated almost daily since it was agreed in February. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe...
Crimean Tatar Congress Calls For ‘Immediate’ End To Russian Annexation
A world congress of Crimean Tatars has called for “all necessary measures” to be taken to return Crimea to Ukraine following Russia’s takeover and annexation of the peninsula last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Secretary Of State, Russian Foreign Minister To Meet In Qatar
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Qatar to discuss Iran, Syria, and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Participants At Crimean Tatar Congress Condemn Crimea Annexation
Participants at the second World Congress of Crimean Tatars have condemned Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, as the gathering opened in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on August 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
