Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russia Extends Sanction On Western Food Imports By One Year
The ban prohibits most food imports from the United States, European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Plans To Step Up Fight Against Russian Propaganda
The European Union aims to counter Russian propaganda by boosting support for independent media in “Eastern Neighborhood” countries and increasing awareness of “disinformation activities by external actors,” according to a strategic communications action plan seen by RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Consumer-Rights Advocate Calls Putin ‘Paranoid’ After ‘Foreign-Agent’ Slur
A Russian consumer-protection group lambasted by President Vladimir Putin as a “foreign agent” over cautionary advice to Russians traveling to annexed Crimea has accused Putin of “paranoia” and called him “badly informed.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Talks On Ukraine End With Vow Not To Let Peace Deal Break Down
The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany tried June 23 to revive high-end diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, amid escalating fighting. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian, Ukrainian, German, French FMs Start Ukraine Talks In Paris
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France have started talks in Paris on ways to halt the 15-month war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Slams NGO Warning Russians Over Visiting Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused an embattled consumer rights group that has cautioned Russians against traveling to Crimea of “serving the interests of foreign states.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What Do Ukrainians Think Of Yanukovych’s Latest Appearance?
Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych spoke to BBC television in Moscow in his first extended interview with Western media since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. After the program aired, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service asked residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk what they thought of the interview and of the...
Accused Of Stealing Billions, Yanukovych Defends His Ostriches
Exiled former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s interview with BBC Newsnight took an amusing turn when he was asked about the ostriches that used to wander around his opulent former residence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Extreme Tractor Sports In Ukraine
Residents of Ukraine’s central Cherkasy region didn’t let the conflict to the east interfere with a bit of fun during their fourth annual Tractor Fest. Farmers and others in the village of Yablunivka showed off their skills maneuvering farm equipment as they raced to stack hay bales, balanced on two wheels, and sliced cake with...
U.S. To Preposition Tanks, Artillery In Baltics, Eastern Europe
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says Washington will preposition tanks, artillery, and other military equipment in Eastern and Central Europe, in a move to reassure NATO allies concerned by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
