Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine, Russia Agree Withdrawal Of Heavy Arms
Germany’s foreign minister says Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a mechanism for pulling back heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Demands Russian Troops Leave Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russia of sending more than 9,000 troops into Ukrainian territory and has demanded that they leave. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
You Say Crimea, They Say Taurida
For some Russian officials, annexing Crimea wasn’t enough. Now some want to change its name. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lavrov Says U.S. Wants To Dominate, West Cannot Isolate Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of trying to isolate Russia and warned that such efforts would fail. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
PACE President Asks Duma Speaker To Help Free Savchenko
The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has asked the Kremlin-allied speaker of Russia’s lower parliament house to help secure the urgent release of Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rights Group Assails Russian Bill Targeting Foreign Organizations
The human rights group Amnesty International (AI) has sharply criticized a Russian bill that would ban “undesirable foreign organizations.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Berlin Hosts Ukraine Crisis Meeting
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine are due to meet on January 21 to discuss the crisis in eastern Ukraine, which has witnessed a spike in fighting in recent days. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Says ‘Shadow Of Crisis Has Passed’
In his annual State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced after years of war and recession, “the shadow of crisis has passed, and the state of the union is strong.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Reports Attack By Russian Troops On Eve Of Talks
A military spokesman says Ukrainian soldiers on January 20 came under attack from Russian regular forces in the north of the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Gazprom Says Ukraine To Pay Full Gas Price As Of April 1
The chief of Russian gas giant Gazprom says Ukraine’s discount “winter price” for natural gas will end on April 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
