Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
IMF Lowers Ukraine’s 2015 Growth Forecast To Negative 9 Percent
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has lowered its forecast for Ukraine’s war-battered economy, predicting the economy will contract by 9 percent during 2015 — due in large part to “the unresolved conflict in the east.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Opposition Deputy Says Lavrov Must Confirm, Explain EU Blacklist
A Russian opposition lawmaker has said in a formal inquiry that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov needs to explain why 89 politicians from 17 European countries have been banned from entering Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report: Kremlin Used Fake Satellite Photos To Support MH17 Claims
A team of independent investigators from Britain has determined that Russia’s Defense Ministry released doctored satellite photos with falsified dates as evidence to support its claim that Ukrainian government forces shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What Makes Kids Happy?
To mark International Children’s Day on June 1, RFE/RL asked kids around our broadcast region: What makes you happy? Our survey takes us from the war-torn Ukrainian town of Shchastya (which means ”happiness” and which changed hands in fighting between government forces and Russian-backed separatists in summer 2014) to Sarajevo,...
With Russia Boxed In, Frozen Transdniester Conflict Could Heat Up
Ukraine’s decision to halt military cooperation with Russia may unintentionally rouse the long-sleeping conflict in breakaway Transdniester. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Considering Saakashvili For Governor Of Ukraine’s Odesa Region
A Ukrainian government spokesman says President Petro Poroshenko is considering naming former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili the new governor of the southwestern Odesa region, an appointment that would likely exacerbate tensions between Kyiv and Moscow amid Ukraine’s shaky cease-fire with Russian-backed separatists. …read more...
Hollande, Merkel Call For ‘Rapid’ Implementation Of Minsk Deal
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “rapidly” implement measures agreed under the Minsk cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Dig In For Potential Conflict In Kharkiv
Military forces in Kharkiv have dug a network of trenches to provide shelter if fighting with separatists should reach the northeastern Ukrainian city. But even within the military ranks, there’s disagreement on whether the defensive measures are necessary — or largely for show. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more...
Ukrainian Bloggers Hunt Down Russian Soldiers In War-Torn East
Ukrainian bloggers are using social networks to track down alleged Russian soldiers fighting alongside separatist rebels in Ukraine’s east. They say they are building a damning case against Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatist Leader Pledges To Retake Ukrainian Towns
A self-proclaimed leader of the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has pledged to take control of cities controlled by Ukraine’s government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
