Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
IMF, Kyiv Agree On Conditions For Next $1.7 Billion Bailout Payment
The International Monetary Fund said July 2 that it has reached agreement with Kyiv on steps needed to release $1.7 billion in much-needed bailout funds. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report Warns EU Of Corruption Risk In Five Eastern European Countries
A new report warns that a lack of progress fighting corruption in five Eastern European countries hampers democratic progress and undermines the prospect of greater economic and political cooperation with the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Digital Investigators Try To Disperse Fog Of War In Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is not involved militarily in Ukraine. A handful of resourceful digital-forensic investigators say they have enough evidence to say he’s lying. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Dissatisfied With MH17 Report By Dutch Safety Agency
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency says a draft Dutch report into the causes of last year’s crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine “raises more questions than it gives answers.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Rebels, Russia Criticize Proposed Constitutional Changes
Russia has expressed “deep concern” over proposed changes to Ukraine’s constitution, saying Kyiv “absolutely” ignored the demands put forward by separatist rebels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says Reporter’s Expulsion From Ukraine ‘Unacceptable’
The Kremlin has denounced as “completely unacceptable” the actions of Ukrainian authorities toward a reporter with Russia’s Channel One television. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Azov Regiment Stands Off With Rebels In Seaside Ghost Town
A former holiday resort on the Sea of Azov, the town of Shyrokyne now stands largely abandoned, patrolled by fighters on both sides of Ukraine’s conflict. Members of the Azov Regiment, a former volunteer militia now included in the National Guard, are holed up in burned-out buildings near the coast as they trade fire with pro-Russian...
Ukraine To Start Debt Restructuring Talks Next Week
Ukraine and its creditors agreed July 1 to start negotiations next week on restructuring the country’s debt, after weeks of arguing in public. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
One Soldier Killed, 10 Hurt In Eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military says one of its servicemen has been killed and 10 others wounded in fighting in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Unveils Constitutional Changes
President Petro Poroshenko has proposed constitutional changes designed to give broader powers to Ukraine’s regions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
