Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Moscow Court To Rule On Extending Savchenko’s Pretrial Detention
A Moscow court is due to rule on February 10 whether to extend the pretrial detention of hunger-striking Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Says Russia Has Clearly Violated Agreement On Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama said after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington that it is clear Russia has violated a previous agreement on Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Separatists Fire Grad Missiles From Vuhlehirsk
Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have continued military operations against government forces. On February 8, separatist forces in the town of Vuhlehirsk, near Debaltseve, were filmed by RFE/RL’s Current Time programme firing missiles from a Grad rocket launcher. The Ukrainian military said on January 29 that its troops had...
Germany Says Minsk Summit On Ukraine Not Yet Certain
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has raised doubts about the prospects of a four-way Ukraine peace summit on February 11, suggesting it is not yet certain the proposed gathering in Minsk will take place. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Daily Vertical: The Long Game In Ukraine
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that will appear Monday through Friday. Viewers can submit suggested topics to address on Twitter @PowerVertical or on The Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Blames U.S. ‘Interference, Double Standards’ For Rise Of IS, Ukraine Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin has used a planned visit to Egypt to make a scathing criticism of the U.S.-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, accusing the United States and its Western allies of being responsible for the Syrian crisis as well as the military conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free...
Ukraine Sentences Euromaidan Activist Attacker
A court in eastern Ukraine has convicted a woman for beating a wounded pro-European activist. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Authorities Place More Activists In Pretrial Detention
A court in Crimea has jailed a local resident, Oleksandr Kostenko, on charges of attacking a Ukrainian security officer in Kyiv during the February 2014 protests in Kyiv against pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Letters From Donbas, Part 3: ‘Dirt, Tears, and Blood’
Thousands have fled eastern Ukraine since the conflict erupted in April. Some have since returned. Other people chose to stay and tough it out. From teachers to pensioners to families with children, residents of rebel-held towns are struggling to get on with their lives amid the chaos and uncertainty. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Second Chance For Pets Abandoned In Ukrainian War Zones
In the eastern Donbas region, volunteers delivering food and supplies to Ukrainian soldiers aren’t leaving empty-handed. They’re carrying out animals abandoned by their owners and left to fend for themselves in the war zone. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
