Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S. Assistant Secretary Of State Nuland In Russia
The U.S. State Department says Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland is in Moscow on May 17-18 to meet with senior Russian government officials to discuss next steps in the implementation of the Minsk agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Military Says Two Russian Servicemen Arrested In East
A military spokesman says Ukrainian troops have arrested two Russian servicemen in Ukraine’s separatist eastern territories. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Team Heads To Brussels For Talks On Ukraine’s EU Accord
A Russian delegation is traveling to Brussels to participate in negotiations on Ukraine’s association agreement with the European Union. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says 3 More Soldiers Killed By Rebel Attacks In East
Ukraine’s military said on May 17 that three of its soldiers were killed and 17 wounded during the previous 24 hours in eastern Ukraine by separatist attacks that violate the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Soldier Killed In Fresh Rebel Attacks
The Ukrainian military says one serviceman has been killed and three wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern and southeastern Ukraine in violation of a cease-fire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Tycoon Taps Ex-Swedish Foreign Minister And Kremlin Critic As Adviser
Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne Group has named former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as an adviser to its board. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Signs Legislation Banning Communist, Nazi Propaganda
President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law legislation banning Soviet symbols and communist-era propaganda in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Court Jails Maidan Activist
A court in the Crimean capital has sentenced a Maidan activist to four years and two months in jail over an attack on a security troop 15 months ago, at the height of the unrest that ultimately unseated Ukraine’s president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia To Boost Military Presence In Crimea
Russia’s envoy to NATO says his country will boost its military presence in Crimea given the alliance’s plans to expand in Eastern Europe. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Businesses Torched Amid Deepening Crackdown On Crimean Tatars
Members of the Muslim Crimean Tatar minority say the enterprises that bring them their livelihood have become targets in a persistent clampdown since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
