Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
The Daily Vertical: The Guns Of Summer
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...
Poroshenko: Ukraine Will ‘Do Everything’ To Retake Crimea
President Petro Poroshenko has said Ukraine “will do everything to restore control over Crimea.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel: ‘Inconceivable’ For Russia To Rejoin G-7
German Chancellor Angela Merkel once again said it is “inconceivable” for Russia to rejoin the Group of Seven economic powers after its annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Carter Calls Meeting to Discuss Ukraine Strategy, Sanctions On Russia
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is summoning top U.S. defense and diplomatic officials to Germany June 4 to assess the effectiveness of NATO’s strategy toward Moscow in response to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama To Press EU On Russia Sanctions, Meet Abadi At G7
U.S. President Barack Obama will urge EU leaders at the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit to maintain economic sanctions against Russia over its involvement in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prominent Soviet Dissident Leonid Plyushch Dies
Communist-era Soviet dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was forcibly commited to a psychiatric ward for nearly three years, died in France on June 4 at the age of 76. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Underground Clinic’ In Russia Reportedly Treating Ukrainians Rebels
Journalists in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have discovered what they say is a makeshift clinic caring for insurgents maimed in eastern Ukraine. The report appears to confirm local rumors of wounded separatist militants streaming into the Rostov region for treatment. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
West Concerned Over Escalation Of Ukraine Violence, Warns Russia
The West has expressed alarm over an escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine and called on Russia to act to reduce tension. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Accuses Kyiv Of Provoking East Ukraine Fighting
Russia has accused Kyiv of aggravating tensions in eastern Ukraine following the biggest upsurge of fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists in months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Warns Of ‘Colossal Threat’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has warned that there is what he called a “colossal threat” of resumption of “large-scale” fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
