Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Reports: Kerry, Lavrov To Hold Talks
Russian news agencies are reporting that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on May 12 to discuss ongoing unrest in Ukraine, Syria, and Yemen. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nemtsov Report On Putin And Ukraine War To Be Released
Documents seized by police. Soldiers too scared to speak. Print houses refusing to cooperate. Ilya Yashin speaks about the challenges of producing a report on the Ukraine war started by his late friend, Boris Nemtsov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Exit Poll: Opposition Forces Runoff In Poland’s Presidential Vote
Exit polls in Poland suggest that nationalist opposition candidate Andrzej Duda has won the most votes in the first round of Poland’s presidential election but did not get the 50 percent needed to win the presidency outright in the first round and will face incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski in a May 24 runoff. …read more Source: Radio...
China Invites Russian Troops To Beijing’s WWII Parade
China’s Defense Ministry said on May 11 that China has invited Russian troops to march in a parade in September commemorating the end of World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian War-Film Hero: Soviet Victory ‘Was By All’
Ukrainian actor Vladimir Talashko starred in one of the Soviet Union’s best-loved films about World War II. Now he’s angry about how the Kremlin is downplaying the role Ukrainians and other nationalities played in the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Presides Over Low-Key Victory Day Events
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the capital, Kyiv, in ceremonies marking the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Aid Workers Released In Eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine are reported have released two U.S. aid workers captured some 10 days ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Missiles, Medals, And Putin’s Victory Day Parade
During his 15 years in power, President Vladimir Putin has increasingly used Victory Day celebrations to bolster his portrayal of Russia as a bulwark against a supposed American menace. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Says No Visa Liberalization For Ukraine And Georgia
The EU Commission has said neither Georgia nor Ukraine would obtain visa-free travel to the EU’s Schengen zone at the Riga Eastern Partnership Summit later this month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian President Says Almost 7,000 Civilians Killed In War
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has told his country’s parliament that nearly 7,000 civilians had been killed in the year-long war in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
