Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Detains Alleged Russian Officer In East
Ukraine’s border-guards service says it has detained a Russian officer who was driving in a military truck packed with ammunition in the country’s war-torn east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Moved To Detention Center In Rostov Region
Jailed Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadia Savchenko has been taken to a detention facility in the city of Shakhty in Rostov region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. To Start Training Ukrainian Army Troops This Fall
The United States will begin training Ukrainian army troops this fall in an expansion of its military involvement in the divided country, the State Department said July 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Poised To Veto Bid To Create UN Tribunal On MH17 Next Week
The United Nations Security Council will vote July 29 on creating an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in Ukraine, but Russia is expected to block the move, diplomats said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden Says U.S. Welcomes Ukrainian Demilitarized Zone Proposal
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden July 24 welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s proposal to create a 30-kilometer demilitarized zone along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Makes Crucial Eurobond Interest Payment, Averts Debt Default
Ukraine on July 24 made a crucial Eurobond interest payment that kept the war-torn country from slipping into technical default and potential isolation from global credit markets. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Anti-Obama Shirts And Scenic Snapshots: French Lawmakers Spark Uproar With Crimea Visit
A group of French lawmakers has sparked commotion by touring the annexed Crimean peninsula. France and Ukraine are up in arms. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv LGBT Hand-Holding Experiment Ends In ‘Neo-Nazi’ Attack
A video experiment in which a gay couple strolled around Kyiv hand-in-hand to gauge homophobic sentiment went largely without incident until the pair was surrounded by a gang of young men who “pepper-sprayed” and attacked them in broad daylight. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lack Of Funds Threatens Efforts To Recover Ukraine’s Dead Soldiers
A single crew of volunteers has been in charge of recovering the bodies of soldiers missing in action in eastern Ukraine. But now the group may have to end its activities due to a lack of resources. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Bars Communists From Elections
Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has barred Communists from running in the upcoming local elections after the passage of new legislation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
