Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
OSCE Says Cease-Fire Violations In Ukraine Increase
The OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission (SMS) to Ukraine says it has seen a “massive” increase in the number of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine in recent days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Debaltseve – Gunmen, Looting, And Bread Queues
The town of Debaltseve, in eastern Ukraine, fell to a Russian-backed separatist assault shortly after the Minsk cease-fire agreements were signed in February. A fraction of the pre-conflict civilian population now lives there. Those who remained have experienced looting, buried bodies being dug up, and bread queues herded by gunmen....
G7 Foreign Ministers Meet In Germany
Host Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the G7 foreign ministers would look to build on recent progress on the Ukraine crisis and Iran’s nuclear program. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko Dismisses Envoy To U.S.
Ukraine’s president did not explain the dismissal in his April 14 decree relieving Ambassador Oleksandr Motsyk of his post as Ukraine’s envoy to the United States, …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Commissioner To Hold Talks In Minsk With Lukashenka
Brussels recently praised Belarus for its role in facilitating a cease-fire agreement that has eased the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Court Starts Hearings Against Dzhemilev’s Son
A court in the Russian city of Krasnodar has started hearings into the case against a son of veteran Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Attacks
Six soldiers have been killed and 12 injured as fighting has flared in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, despite a cease-fire. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Debaltseve: The Town Of Death And Old People
Fierce fighting between government forces and pro-Russian separatists has left the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in ruins. Many of those who remain are pensioners, who struggle to survive without any money, water, or heating. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has described the situation in Debaltseve as a...
Ministers Agree To Extend Weapons Withdrawal In Ukraine
Foreign ministers from Russia, Ukraine, Germany, and France have agreed to push ahead with the withdrawal of weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Retired Russian Officer Tried On Charges Of Spying For Ukraine
A retired Russian naval officer in St. Petersburg is on trial on charges of spying for Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
