Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Poroshenko Submits Plan Granting Autonomy In Eastern Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a constitutional change to Ukraine’s parliament providing autonomy to the country’s southeastern regions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Greece Could Learn From Britain and Ukraine, Leaders Say
Greece could learn a few lessons from Britain about how to live with less government spending and thrive, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said July 15 after meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Begins Reshuffle In Zakarpattya
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said a large-scale reshuffle is needed in the western region of Zakarpattya. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Spacious Homes Become Soldiers’ Barracks In Pisky
The town of Pisky, near Donetsk, used to be home to some of the wealthier residents of eastern Ukraine. But as the Donbas region spiraled into conflict last year, rich and poor alike abandoned their homes. The larger houses, some worth millions of dollars, have now been appropriated by Ukrainian government forces. As they wait for the next clash...
Lenin Out: Ukrainian Soccer Club To Change Name Amid Decommunization
A Mariupol soccer club is looking for a new name as Ukraine begins to implement decommunization laws. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Visits Troubled Western Region Of Zakarpattya
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has left Kyiv for the western region of Zakarpattya where deadly shootings between Right Sector and local police took place over the weekend. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eight Soldiers Reported Killed In East Ukraine
Ukraine says Russian-backed rebels have launched one of their fiercest attacks in the country’s east since the signing of a February deal on a cease-fire, killing eight Ukrainian soldiers and wounding 16 over the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Canada Ink Free Trade Agreement
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a free trade agreement with Ukraine July 14 as its Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk visited the French province of Quebec. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Journalist And Activist Hospitalized After Attack
Ukrainian journalist and activist Oleksandr Nikolaichuk was recovering from his injuries after he was beaten up on July 10 in the city of Olevsk. Nikolaichuk has been involved in campaigning against illegal amber mining, an industry largely controlled by criminal gangs. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Patrol Mukacheve In Wake Of Clash
Security forces were continuing to man checkpoints around Mukacheve in western Ukraine on July 14, three days after members of the nationalist Right Sector group were involved in a shootout that left three dead. Two members of the group have been detained, but police were still hunting for other armed militiamen. …read more Source: Radio...
