Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
New Index Ranks 178 Countries By Economic Freedom
A new report says economic freedom in several countries of the Baltics, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Central Asia have jumped ahead of Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU To Consider More Sanctions Against Russia As Fighting Persists
European Union leaders have asked their foreign ministers to consider an appropriate response to an escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine, including possible new sanctions against Russia, when the ministers meet in Brussels on January 29. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Official Says Mariupol Attacks Targeted Civilians
A senior UN official says the deadly rocket attacks on the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol intentionally targeted civilians and were a ‘violation of international humanitarian law’ …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
PACE Grants Savchenko Immunity, Demands Her Release From Russian Jail
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has granted international immunity to jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko and called for her immediate release from a Russian prison. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Once Extremely Popular In U.S.S.R., Singer Roussos Dead At 68
World-renowned Greek singer Demis Roussos died in Athens at the age of 68. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
News Analysis: How Syriza’s Win Could Change EU Policy On Russia
The electoral victory by Greece’s far-left Syriza party is already shaking up Europe’s financial markets, but the impact on EU foreign policy could be equally important. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Under New Belarus Law, ‘Little Green Men’ Would Mean War
Belarus has adopted legislation under which the appearance of armed foreign forces on the country’s soil will be considered an act of aggression regardless of whether they are regular troops. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Security Forces Raid Crimean Tatar TV Station
In Crimea, armed, masked security forces raided the headquarters of the only TV station on the Russian-controlled peninsula broadcasting in the Tatar language. ATR television said that Russia’s Investigative Committee, along with counter-terrorism officials, were looking for materials relating to a Tatar protest last year. Human rights...
Kremlin Cries Blackmail As West Presses Russia To Rein In Rebels
Western governments stepped up pressure on Moscow to rein in Russian-backed separatists as the casualty toll mounted on January 26 after the rebels announced a new offensive in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Armed Men Surround Crimean Tatar Television Channel
Armed, masked men in unmarked military clothing have surrounded the headquarters of the only television channel broadcasting in the Crimean Tatar language on the annexed Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
