Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
RFE/RL Journalists Assaulted
Journalists from RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service were assaulted by an unknown man while filming at a company headquarters near Odessa. The team were investigating a $3 million tender for licence plates issued by the Interior Ministry, which has been won by a company with no previous record of making licence plates. During the assault, captured...
The Mysterious Assassination Of A Rebel Commander In Ukraine
The assassination of Aleksei Mozgovoi, a separatist commander in eastern Ukraine and proponent of the idea of an independent Novorossia, has led to a lot of finger pointing. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Embroidered Shirt ‘Mega March’
Basking in warm spring sunshine, thousands of people joined the 15th annual ”Mega March” of the vyshyvanka, or traditional embroidered shirt, in Kyiv on May 24. Amid a relaxed, holiday atmosphere, the march was followed by a free benefit concert raising funds for a hospital burns unit. A speaker at the event said the vyshyvanka was a...
Shelling Forces Production Halt At Eastern Ukrainian Coke Plant
Heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine has halted production at a coke plant operated by Ukraine’s largest steel company. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Top Separatist Commander Killed In Eastern Ukraine
Reports say Aleksei Mozgovoi, a leading pro-Russian separatist commander in eastern Ukraine, has been killed along with at least six other rebels in an attack by an unknown group. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
One Ukrainian Serviceman Killed, Five Wounded In Separatist East
A Ukrainian military spokesman says one Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and five wounded in clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists over the past 24 hours. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia To Adopt ‘Tough’ Position If Ukraine Defaults
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Russia would adopt he calls a tough position if Ukraine decides not to repay debts owed by its previous government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia: EU Summit Missed Chance To Narrow Split
Russia says the two-day EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga has lost “another opportunity to make a step toward bridging a widening gap on the continent.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Depardieu At Cannes: ‘I Like Putin Very Much’
Gerard Depardieu, the famous French-actor-turned-Russian-citizen, reiterated at the Cannes Film Festival that he likes President Vladimir Putin “very much.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
News Analysis: EU Eastern Partnership Summit Exposes Fault Line Between Members
The EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga has revealed a new split in Europe that divides the European Union’s six “eastern partners” themselves. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
