Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Putin Says Sanctions On Russia Nothing To Do With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said sanctions on Russia were nothing to do with the situation in Ukraine, but merely a strategic weapon to hinder Russia’s development. Speaking during an annual live televised question-and-answer session, he said Kyiv was “not hurrying” to implement the Minsk agreement to resolve the...
The Daily Vertical: The Wrong Wars?
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...
Demonstrators Protest Over Ukraine’s Lustration Law
Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside of Ukraine’s Constitutional Court in Kyiv on April 16 to express support for a law aimed at sacking civil servants linked to corruption during the rule of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych’s government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Journalist From Donetsk Reportedly Killed
A Ukrainian journalist from the eastern region of Donetsk has reportedly been killed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Ukrainian Lawmaker Shot Dead In Kyiv
A former member of parliament has been found shot dead in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Romanian, U.S., British Troops Stage NATO-Planned Exercises
Some 2,200 Romanian, U.S., British, and Moldovan troops will take part in military exercises in Romania, close to the Ukrainian border, beginning this week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Conflict Of Interest? A Tale Of Two Ukrainian Oligarchs And One Deputy Minister
The tangled relationship between Ukraine’s deputy energy minister and two leading tycoons illustrates the challenge Kyiv faces as it tries to curb the influence of the country’s oligarchs. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hollywood Movie Barred From Russian Theaters Ahead Of Premiere
Russia’s Culture Ministry has barred a Hollywood movie set in the post-World War II Soviet Union a day before its scheduled April 16 premiere, because of what it said was the distorsion of “the historical facts and the idiosyncratic treatment of events before, during and after” World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free...
Ukrainian Rockers Mock Separatists
A Ukrainian amateur rock group has created a mock anthem for Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and posted it on YouTube. The video mixes cliches of Soviet-era propaganda with shots from the current conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Art Group Goes Viral With Music Videos Mocking Separatists
A string of satirical musical clips mocking Russia’s support for separatists in eastern Ukraine has gone viral on YouTube. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
