Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Seized Boats ‘Ruined’ By Russia Returned To Ukraine
Three Ukrainian naval vessels, seized by Russia almost a year ago, returned to the Ukrainian port of Ochakiv on November 20. The Ukrainian navy said the three ships, two small Ukrainian armored artillery vessels and a tug boat, were in very poor condition and needed to be tugged into port by other vessels. …read more Source:: Radio Free...
Trump’s EU Ambassador Details ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Demand On Ukraine
The U.S. Ambassador to the European Union testified that President Donald Trump demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announce investigations into his political rival before agreeing to a White House meeting. Gordon Sondland told a congressional impeachment hearing on November 20 that investigations into a Ukrainian gas company...
Compost Kids: The Virtues Of Dirt In Ukraine
Two Ukrainian teenagers have turned their small environmental project into a nationwide campaign, showing kids and schools how to reduce waste and to get digging with compost. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Navy Says Moscow Returned Three Ships To Kyiv In Bad Condition
Ukraine’s Navy says that the three ships captured by Russia almost a year ago and released on November 19 have been returned in very poor condition and are not able to make it back to port under their own power. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Court Orders Demolition Of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
A Russian-controlled court in annexed Crimea has ordered the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) to demolish its chapel in Yevpatoria. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ex-U.S. Ukraine Envoy Volker Revises Testimony As Former Security Official Says Zelenskiy Call Not ‘Concerning’
Former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker along with former senior National Security Council official Tim Morrison testified for five hours on November 19 before a congressional impeachment panel. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Naftogaz Executive Cooperating In U.S. Probe Of Giuliani
U.S. Federal prosecutors are planning to interview Andrew Favorov, an executive of Ukrainian state-owned Naftogaz oil and gas conglomerate, as part of an investigation into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine FM Ready To Accept ‘Reasonable Compromise’ In Upcoming Peace Talks
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko says Kyiv is ready to accept a “reasonable compromise” next month during the so-called Normandy format talks on ending the bloody five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. National Security Official Tells Impeachment Hearing Ukraine Offered Him Defense Minister Position
The U.S. National Security Council’s expert for Ukraine has told a Democratic-led House impeachment hearing he was offered the position of Ukraine’s defense minister three times, a revelation that Republicans could seize on to cast doubt about his testimony. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Senior White House Aide Says Trump Call With Zelenskiy ‘Improper’
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a U.S. Army officer at the National Security Council, has testified that he believes a July 25 call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s new president was “improper” and that he reported his misgivings to the chain of command because he felt it “would undermine our...
