Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Lavrov Says Ukraine’s Neutrality Important, Lambasts U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Ukraine’s unity and neutrality are in Russia’s interests. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fresh Fighting Follows Failed Cease-Fire In Southeast Ukraine
A fragile cease-fire monitored by the OSCE in the southeastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne collapsed after just three days of quiet. Correspondent Zinaida Burskaya of RFE/RL’s Current Time TV was with volunteer fighters of the Ukrainian Azov Battalion as renewed fighting broke out on April 18. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
EU Expected To Announce Antitrust Charges Against Gazprom
The European Commission on April 22 is expected to announce antitrust charges against state-controlled Russian energy giant Gazprom for noncompetitive practices in the EU, a move that might stoke further tensions between Moscow and the West. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Cameraman For Closed Crimean Tatar TV Channel Detained
A cameraman for a Crimean Tatar television channel that was shut down by the Russian authorities controlling the Black Sea peninsula has been detained over a clash in February 2014, shortly before its annexation by Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
It’s Tax Time In Ukraine, And Financial Discrepancies Suggest Corruption Endures
It’s tax season in Ukraine. And as politicians’ declarations come in, they suggest that corruption remains an enduring problem. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ruble Falls To Two-Week Low Against U.S. Dollar
Russia’s ruble currency has fallen to a two-week low against the U.S. dollar. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bomb Blast In Government-Held Kharkiv, Ukraine
Authorities say a bomb exploded in the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on April 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarusian National Jailed In Russia For Pro-Ukrainian Stance
A 22-year-old Belarusian IT engineer has been sent to jail for pro-Ukrainian activities on the Internet. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mother of Jailed Ukrainian Pilot In Global Appeal
The mother of a Ukrainian pilot jailed in Russia says she’s launching a global campaign to free her daughter. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Welcomes U.S. Trainers
Ukraine has officially welcomed U.S. troops at a military base near the western city of Lviv. The April 20 ceremony marked the beginning of exercises named “Fearless Guardian-2015,” in which around 300 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will train some 900 Ukrainian National Guard service personnel. Russia has denounced the operation,...
