Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
In New TV Spots, Ukraine Accuses Russia Of ‘Misappropriating’ Victory Day
New Ukrainian public-service announcements show that Russia has no monopoly on patriotic feelings about the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Letters From Donbas, Part 5: ‘Students Want Guarantees They’ll Get Russian Diplomas’
Thousands of people have fled eastern Ukraine since the conflict erupted in April 2014. Some have since returned. Others never left. From teachers to pensioners to families with children, residents of rebel-held towns are struggling to get on with their lives amid the chaos and uncertainty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Savchenko Transferred To Civilian Hospital
Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko has been transferred from a jail hospital to a civilian clinic in Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Finland’s Navy Fires Warning Charges Near Suspected Submarine
Finland says its navy fired small underwater depth charges on April 28 as a warning against a suspected submarine in waters near Helsinki. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Warns Of War Threat As Truce Violations Continue
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the threat of war is “hanging over” the country as cease-fire violations continue in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Detains Former Crimean Lawmaker Suspected Of Treason
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained a former member of the Crimean parliament wanted by Kyiv on suspicion of treason. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: Bikers Of Mass Distraction
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sandwich-Making Chernobyl Fox Goes Viral
A video of a fox taking food from RFE/RL Ukrainian Service journalists in the Chernobyl exclusion zone has gone viral, with more than a million hits on social and news media sites. The fox shows no fear of humans, stacking up meat and bread like a sandwich, which it carries off for later. The area was abandoned by humans after the Chernobyl...
Merkel Says Sanctions On Russia Should Be Tied To Fulfilling Minsk Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on April 27 that the continuation of international sanctions against Russia should depend on whether it upholds its commitments under a cease-fire deal for eastern Ukraine that was signed in Minsk in February. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kazakh Citizen Sentenced For Joining Russia-Backed Separatists In Ukraine
A court in Kazakhstan’s western city of Atyrau has sentenced a local resident to three years in jail for fighting along pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
