Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Rejects Georgia’s Request To Extradite Saakashvili
Ukraine has rejected Georgia’s request for the extradition of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it was politically motivated. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Health Services Struggle To Cope In War-Torn Ukraine
An acute shortage of medicines has been reported in areas of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists. Many pharmacies are closed, and hospitals are unable to care for patients with some serious conditions. In areas controlled by the government, health services are also feeling the strain. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read...
Police Surround Poroshenko-Owned Chocolate Factory In Russia
Police have surrounded a Russian chocolate factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s company, Roshen. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says It Would Buy Russian Gas At $250
Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn says Ukraine is not currently buying gas from Russia’s Gazprom and will resume if a price of $250 per 1,000 cubic meters is agreed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatar TV Channel, Affiliates Stop Operating
The only television channel broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language on the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea has stopped functioning along with its affiliates. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine Among World’s Most Dangerous Countries
A new study has listed Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Ukraine among the world’s top 10 most dangerous countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Agrees To Extend Ukraine Gas Price For Three Months
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a proposal to extend the current natural gas deal with Ukraine by three months. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatar TV Channel Faces Closure
The only television channel broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language on the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea may be shut down. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Kyiv Police Officials Wanted Over Maidan Crackdown
Ukrainian prosecutors have added two former senior Kyiv police officials to a list of suspects wanted over a deadly crackdown on Euromaidan protesters in the capital in February 2014, before Viktor Yanukovych was ousted as president. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kazakh Court Convicts Woman Over Slurs, Calls To Join Russia
A court in Kazakhstan has convicted an ethnic Russian woman of inciting ethnic hatred over derogatory references to Kazakhs and calls for the Central Asian country to become part of Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
