Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Pro-Kremlin NTV Drops Journalist After On-Air Criticism Of Putin
A correspondent with Kremlin-allied NTV television says he was dropped by the network after he described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “cynical” and deviated from the Russian government’s narrative of the Ukraine conflict in an interview with a German state broadcaster. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Sentences Dzhemilev’s Son To Five Years In Prison
A Russian court has sentenced the son of a leading Crimean Tatar figure to five years in prison for the equivalent of manslaughter, a ruling his lawyer says is illegal. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Digs In To Complex Decommunization Process
The Ukrainian government is pushing ahead with the rapid implementation of new laws banning public-place names honoring Soviet figures. A committee in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk has begun the complicated process of rooting out its communist legacy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Court Extends Savchenko’s Pretrial Detention
A Russian court has extended the pretrial detention of Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadia Savchenko until September 10. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Clashes Spotlight Deep Rifts Over Gay Rights
Petro Poroshenko has voiced support for gays, a first for a Ukrainian president. But an attack against gay activists shows that he faces staunch resistance, even among supporters of his pro-European government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: When Vladimir Met Francis
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Firefighters Continue To Battle Deadly Blaze
Emergency crews are continuing to battle a fire southwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, but officials say there is no threat of the blaze spreading. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Dramatic Aerial Footage Of Deadly Fire Near Kyiv
A massive fire broke out at a fuel depot near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on June 9. At least five people died in the blaze, including three firemen. Ukrainian officials said the fire had been brought under control by the morning of June 10. (Levko Stek, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Monument To St. Vladimir Scaled Down
A lofty monument to a saint revered in both Russia and Ukraine might not tower over Moscow after all. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
At Home In A Donetsk Bomb Shelter
When shelling started in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, some residents took shelter in their basements. What they thought was a short-term situation has now dragged on for a year. Petr Shelomovskiy of RFE/RL’s Current Time TV program visited one shelter where 40 people — nearly half of them children...
