Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
EU Officials Examine How To Lessen Dependence On Russian Gas
Energy independence is high on the agenda of a conference in Vienna today that brings together members of the European Parliament and senior European Union officials. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Confirms Deescalation In Progress
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a television interview that the deescalation process in the eastern part of his country is taking hold. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Doctors Not Allowed To See Savchenko
Ukrainian physicians who traveled to Russia to give jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko a medical examination were not allowed into the detention facility to see her. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimea: One Year After Annexation
The Russian Federation annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea on March 21, 2014. The move, which went mostly unrecognized around the world, followed a Crimean referendum on joining Russia that was widely condemned as illegal. We look at the varying views on the past year’s developments. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
IMF Loan Package For Ukraine Promises Pain, Questionable Gain
The benefits of the newly approved International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan package will come in the long term. But for ordinary Ukrainians, the pain from its conditions will be immediate. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Journalists In Annexed Crimea Under Pressure
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers on the annexed Crimean Peninsula have detained an investigative journalist in the regional capital, Simferopol. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer: Treason Case Against Russian Woman Dropped
A lawyer for a Russian woman who faced treason charges after reporting possible troop movements to the Ukrainian Embassy says the case against her has been closed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Expects IMF Bailout Tranche On March 13, Will Start Debt Talks
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko says Kyiv expects the first $5 billion tranche of a new four-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program to be disbursed on March 13. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
OSCE Agrees To Extend Ukraine Mission, Expand Size
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has agreed to extend the mandate of its monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine for another year and increase the number of monitors. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Expects First IMF Loan Tranche By March 13
Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko says Kyiv expects the first tranche of $5 billion under a new four-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program to be disbursed no later than March 13. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
