Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Lone Russian Lawmaker To Oppose Crimean Annexation Faces Fraud Probe
Russia’s Investigative Committee says it has launched a criminal inquiry against Ilya Ponomaryov, the lone State Duma representative to vote against the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatar Leader Says TV Station To Be Russian ‘Propaganda Tool’
Russia will establish a Crimean Tatar broadcasting company to replace TV and radio stations shut down by the Moscow-controlled government this spring, but a senior leader of the annexed peninsula’s Muslim ethnic minority dismissed the initiative as a bid to create a “propaganda tool.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
‘Waiting To Die’ — Under Fire In The Trenches Of Ukraine
Ukrainian fighters from the OUN volunteer battalion were coming under fire from Russian-backed separatists night and day on July 6-7. The volunteers said the separatists were using mortars, but they were able to respond only with small arms fire. The fighting, near Pisky in eastern Ukraine, was the latest incident captured on film by RFE/RL of...
The Daily Vertical: Sell Me A Gun So I Can Shoot You!
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...
Ukrainian Firemen Killed In Fuel Depot Blast
A powerful explosion has killed a number of firemen as they fought to control a blazing fuel depot that burned through the night outside the Ukrainian capital. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Newseum Honors Journalists Killed In Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine
The Newseum June 8 memorialized 14 journalists killed while working in 2014, including four who met their deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Accuses Putin Of Wrecking Russia’s Economy For ‘Glory’
U.S. President Barack Obama accused President Vladimir Putin June 8 of wrecking Russia’s economy in a doomed drive to recreate the glories of the Soviet empire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Rejects IAEA Report Over Crimea Language
Russia has refused to accept the annual report of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog because it asserts that a nuclear reactor in the city of Sevastopol is in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mine Blast Kills Seven Ukrainian Soldiers
Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in eastern Ukraine when a truck they were travelling in struck a land mine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Signs Measures Nullifying Russia Military Cooperation
Ukraine’s president has signed into law measures renouncing five bilateral defense-cooperation agreements between Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
