Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S. Says Russia ‘Arming, Bankrolling, Fighting’ Alongside Ukraine Rebels
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Russia is “training, arming, bankrolling, and fighting alongside” pro-Moscow rebels battling government forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
OSCE Monitor Says Ukraine Separatists Man Checkpoints With Children
A spokesman for the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has said that pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country use children to man some checkpoints, and some of them carry weapons. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin’s Deadly Zugzwang
It’s going to be a long tense standoff with Russia, regardless of how the Ukraine conflict is settled. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
2 Ukrainian Soldiers, 3 Civilians Reported Killed In East Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and three civilians have been reported killed in separate incidents in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Warns U.S. Over Missile Deployment Near Its Borders
Russia says it is not carrying out any “unusual military activity” and urges Washington to fully implement a Cold War-era arms control accord. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian-Made Uniforms Aid Separatists In Ukraine
Moscow maintains that it is not directly involved in the separatist conflict in Ukraine, but a steady flow of so-called volunteers from Russia are signing up to fight — and some businesses are also contributing to the war effort. In Yekaterinburg, a businessman has turned his clothing factory over to producing uniforms for Ukrainian...
Russia Says U.S. Forcing Kyiv To Prolong Conflict
Russia has accused the United States of forcing Kyiv to continue the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where government forces have been battling Russian-backed separatists for more than a year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
World Bank Warns Emerging Economies Of Rough Road Ahead
The World Bank June 10 warned emerging economies from central Asia to Africa that financial storms could make the economic path forward more difficult in coming months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Hints At Calling Debt Moratorium This Summer
A top Ukrainian official warned June 10 that she may invoke a moratorium on the country’s debt payments before reaching an agreement with creditors to restructure debts. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian News Site Meduza Targeted In Call For ‘Extremism’ Probe
A Russian lawmaker says he has asked the authorities to investigate whether the Russian-language online news outlet Meduza violated extremism laws by publishing an interview with a radical Muslim cleric based in Berlin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
