Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Podcast: The Second Front
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine isn’t just a military struggle for territory. It’s also a war of governance. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Belarusian Activists Sentenced Over Euromaidan Commemorations
Five Belarusian activists detained while commemorating victims of a crackdown on antigovernment protests in neighboring Ukraine were sentenced to jail terms on January 23. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Separatist: Rebels Will ‘Advance To Borders’ Of Donetsk Region
The leader of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region has said that rebel forces will seek to take over the entire province and will not initiate peace talks with government forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Condemns Donetsk Bus Attack
The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a deadly attack in Donetsk, a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Military Insignia In Ukraine Spark Online Furor, Skepticism
Two men in uniforms bearing Russian flag military insignia were recorded by pro-Kremlin media in a separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Separatists Parade Captive Ukrainian Troops At Blast Site
Pro-Russian rebels on January 22 paraded captured Ukrainian soldiers at a bus stop in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk where an explosion killed at least seven civilians earlier in the day. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
First Victims Of Maidan Crackdown Remembered In Ukraine
A year after their deaths, Ukraine is paying tribute to the first victims of a government crackdown on the Euromaidan protests that toppled President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Abandon Donetsk Airport Terminals, Battle Continues
A Ukrainian military spokesman says government forces have withdrawn from terminal buildings at Donetsk airport, positions that they fiercely defended for months against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Deadly Shelling At Donetsk Bus Stop
Shelling has hit a bus stop in a separatist-held area of Donetsk. Pro-Russian and Russian sources said at least five people had been killed, other reports put the death toll higher. Passengers on a bus were among the victims. A car was also destroyed, and buildings badly damaged. Warning: This video contains disturbing images. (Reuters)...
Germany Says ‘Progress’ At Ukraine Talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said progress was made at late night talks with Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday 21. The talks, also attended by France, were aimed at deescalating after recent intense fighting and reaffirming a peace plan signed in Minsk, Belarus, in September last year. That agreement proposed a cease-fire which...
