Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Amid Concerns Over Russia, Pentagon Chief Starting European Tour
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is traveling to Europe for a visit that is focused on cooperation between NATO allies in the wake of Russian aggression in Crimea and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
APC Weddings, Tank Biathlon: Russia’s Martial Mood
As the Kremlin pumps up patriotism amid war in Ukraine and a confrontation with the West, a mania for all things military is penetrating deep into civilian life in Russia. It’s a boon for a Defense Ministry looking to burnish its reputation, but the country’s liberals accuse the authorities of dangerously “militarizing”...
Ukraine Says Seven Soldiers Wounded By Attacks In East
Ukrainian military officials say that seven of its soldiers have been injured in fighting in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Drinking After Curfew In Donetsk
Russian-backed separatists imposed a curfew in Donetsk in May 2014, shortly after seizing control of the city, ordering bars to close at 10 p.m. But the Gungubazz bar, famed for its Bohemian spirit, recently celebrated its 14th anniversary with an all-night party. (RFE/RL Current Time photographer Petr Shelomovskiy. (www.currenttime.tv))...
U.S. Senators Call For Arming Ukraine
U.S. Senator John McCain has again called on the United States to send weapons to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russia separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Historian Timothy Snyder: ‘History Is Always Plural’
Yale University historian Timothy Snyder speaks with RFE/RL about the interpretation and reinterpretation of the bloody 20th-century history of Eastern Europe, caught between Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatars Break Ramadan Fast In Simferopol
Crimean Tatars shared the communal meal known as Iftar at the main mosque in Simferopol on the evening of the first day of Ramadan. Many Crimean Tatars have left the region in the past year since its annexation by Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Senate Passes Defense Bill Over White House Objections
The U.S. Senate has passed, over White House objections, a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine, prevents another round of military base closures, and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin’s Ally Suggests Russian Leader Could Hold Early Vote
Aleksei Kudrin, a longtime ally of Vladimir Putin, suggested on June 18 that the Russian president could order an early vote to win a mandate for much-needed economic reforms. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Says Russia Led World In 2014 Asylum Claims Due To Ukraine War
A United Nations report says Russia was the world’s largest single recipient of asylum requests during 2014 as a result of the war in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
