Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Officials From Ukraine, Russia, OSCE, And Rebels Arrive In Minsk
Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the OSCE, and pro-Russian separatists gathered in Minsk on January 31 in a fresh attempt to reopen talks on the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kerry To Soon Visit Ukraine As Fighting Rages
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ukraine next week to show U.S. support for the government as fighting spikes with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Civilians Suffer, Again, As Shells Rain Down On Donetsk
The city administration in Donetsk, one of two separatist-held provincial capitals, said five people were killed when shells hit a cultural center on January 30 and that two others were killed when a shell hit a trolleybus. The Ukrainian military, meanwhile, said that five of its soldiers were killed and 23 wounded in the previous 24 hours. It...
Shelling Kills At Least Six At Donetsk Cultural Center
At least six people were killed in shelling which hit a cultural center and a bus in the separatist-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on January 30. Separately, the Ukrainian government said five of its troops were killed in the previous 24 hours. The casualties came at the end of one of the bloodiest weeks in Ukraine for several months....
New Casualties In Ukraine, Plans For Talks Uncertain
Kyiv and pro-Russian rebels traded accusations over deadly attacks in eastern Ukraine as uncertainty clouded plans for new peace talks. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Civilians In Separatist-Held Areas ‘Under Fire Daily’
In recent days, Russian-backed separatists have been advancing in eastern Ukraine. As Ukrainian forces strike back, there are reports that their shells have fallen in civilian areas, damaging homes and other property. On January 27, RFE/RL’s Shahida Yakub visited two areas – Hvardiyskiy, a district of Donetsk, and the village of Olenivka,...
Meet Yevgeny Fyodorov, The Russian Lawmaker Who Wants More Western Sanctions
More Western sanctions? Bring ’em on, says a four-term lawmaker from the ruling United Russia party. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Rebel Leader Says Government Forces Surrounded
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti has quoted pro-Russian rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko as saying his forces have surrounded Ukrainian units near Debaltseve, a flashpoint in the recent escalation of a conflict that has killed more than 5,100 people in eastern Ukraine since April. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Charges Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko With Illegal Border Crossing
A lawyer for Nadia Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot who has been on a hunger strike in a Russian jail since mid-December, says new a charge has been filed against his client. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Woman Accused Of Treason Over Suspected Troop Deployment
Svetlana Davydova’s husband said his wife phoned the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow in April and said that a military base near their home had emptied out, suggesting the soldiers may have been deployed to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
