Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Recovering The Bodies In Donetsk
The battle for Donetsk airport was some of the fiercest in the Ukrainian war so far. After 242 days, the Ukrainian government forces retreated from the ruined terminal buildings at the end of January. Now, each day, bodies are recovered from the ruins. (RFE/RL’s Current Time program, www.currenttime.tv, and Voice of America) …read...
Two Injured In Car-Bomb Blast In Kharkiv
A senior special-police officer loyal to Kyiv has been injured along with his wife in a car-bomb blast in the eastern city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Released From Jail
Prominent Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has walked out of a Moscow detention center and vowed to continue challenging President Vladimir Putin’s government folling the slaying of Kremlin critic Boris Nemstov. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Nemtsov Slaying Witness Says Received Threats
Ukrainian authorities say they have opened a criminal investigation after a key witness in the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov said she had received threats. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Conflict Tops Agenda Of EU Foreign Ministers In Riga
The Ukraine conflict is high on the agenda of two days of informal talks between European Union foreign ministers who are gathering in Latvia’s capital, Riga. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Economy Likely To ‘Plunge’ In 2015
The Ukrainian government said on March 5 the country’s economy “will shrink this year and consumer prices will jump” due to the effects of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Policeman Gets 15-Year Sentence For Spying For U.S.
A court in Moscow has convicted a Russian police officer from Siberia on charges of spying for the United States and sentenced him to 15 years in prison. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Parliament Votes To Increase Army Personnel To 250,00
The Ukrainian parliament has voted in favor of a bill to boost the size of the military by one-third, to 250,000 soldiers. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Kuchma Says West Too Soft On Russia Over Debaltseve
Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has criticized the Western response to “crude violations” of a cease-fire by Russian-backed rebels who ignored the truce deal to seize the strategic town of Debaltseve in a major offensive. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says Hunger Striking Ukrainian Pilot Agrees To Eat Broth
The Russian prison service reportedly said that jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months, has agreed to eat chicken broth. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
