Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
U.S., Kyiv Launch Joint Training Exercises In Western Ukraine
U.S. and Ukrainian troops have begun joint training exercises in Western Ukraine in a bid to strengthen government forces that are fighting Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Georgian Killed Helping Ukrainian Forces Battle Separatists
Another Georgian citizen fighting along Ukrainian forces against Moscow-backed separatists has been killed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin Says Putin Does Not Plan To Raise Warship Issue With Hollande
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says Putin does not plan to raise the issue of the suspended delivery to Russia of two French-built Mistral warships with French President Francois Hollande when the two meet in Yerevan on April 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Killed Ukrainian Journalist Laid To Rest
In Kyiv, a Ukrainian journalist who was killed last week was laid to rest. The funeral of Oles Buzyna, on April 19, was attended by several hundred mourners. Some of them chanted “murderers” and “fascists,” comments aimed at the Ukrainian authorities – whom they accuse of orchestrating Buzyna’s killing because of his pro-Russian...
Kyiv Lists Russian Military Units Allegedly In Ukraine
Ukrainian chief of staff Viktor Muzhenko, in an interview published by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry on April 18, said that “regular Russian army troops are still in Ukraine” despite a cease-fire agreement signed in February which ordered the withdrawal of foreign fighters from the front line. …read more Source: Radio Free...
Lukashenka Declines Invitation To Moscow Victory Day Parade
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says he will travel to Moscow to participate in events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe on May 7 and 8, but he will not attend a Victory Day military parade in the Russian capital on May 9. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean City Cuts Off Ukrainian TV Channels
The main cable-television provider in the city of Yevpatoria, in the Ukrainian region of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in March 2014, has stopped distributing five Ukrainian television channels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lenin Statue Toppled In Kramatorsk
(NATURAL SOUND) A huge tribute to Russian communist revolutionary V.I. Lenin was toppled on April 17 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which has served as a provisional capital of the region since pro-Russian rebels overtook the city of Donetsk. (Video by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Kremlin Criticizes Arrival Of U.S. Military Trainers In Ukraine
Russia has criticized the arrival of 300 U.S. paratroopers in Ukraine to train troops from the National Guard, saying their presence could destabilize the situation in the conflict-torn country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hollande To Discuss Ukraine With Putin During Visit To Armenia
French President Francois Hollande will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to Armenia on April 24. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
