Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
More Fighting Reported in Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine’s military said on May 6 that five of its soldiers were killed and 12 wounded during the previous 24 hours amid reports of more fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
French Foreign Minister To Attend Moscow’s Victory Day Celebrations
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says he plans to take part in Moscow’s May 9 celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Concerned Over Extension Of Savchenko’s Detention
The United States is concerned over the “callous and outrageous” extension by six months of the detention by Russia of Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
NATO To Briefly Move Command HQ To Romania From Naples
A top NATO commander says the alliance will briefly move a joint force command headquarter to Romania. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia: EU ‘Silent’ About Ukraine Violations Of Minsk Accord
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the European Union remains “silent” about potential cease-fire violations by government forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Finland Sends Letters To Reservists
The Finnish military has begun sending letters to some 900,000 reservists amid increased tensions between the Nordic states and Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed By Land Mine In Luhansk
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and three others wounded by a land-mine explosion in the eastern Luhansk region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Column Of Heavy Weapons Drives Through Donetsk
At around 13:00 local time on May 3, a column of six Ural trucks pulling howitzers were filmed driving through central Donetsk, heading towards the north of the separatist-held city. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Crisis Opens Up Wiggle Room For Lukashenka
The Belarusian president first criticized those in Moscow who view his country as “a northwestern province” of Russia, then did an about-face by flatly declaring that “we have been and always will be with Russia.” The war in Ukraine has put a sharp new spin on the dizzying relations between Minsk and Moscow. …read...
Russian Fighting For Ukraine Refuses To ‘Die With A Russian Passport’
A young Russian filmmaker who fought alongside government forces in eastern Ukraine is being granted Ukrainian citizenship after an emotional appeal to the country’s president. He says Russians fighting for Ukraine are in an impossible legal quandary. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
