Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Obama Signs Ukraine Aid Bill, Won’t Immediately Impose Russia Sanctions
U.S. President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing new sanctions against Russia on December 18 but said that he would not impose them “at this time.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Adopts Tougher Crimea Sanctions, Russia Irate
The European Union on December 18 adopted an investment ban that targets firms and individuals in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin To Hold News Conference Amid Ruble Crisis, Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual news conference on December 18, one of the set-up events he uses to portray himself as a strong leader with a firm grip on the helm of a grand country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Sets Course For ‘Euro-Atlantic’ Security Integration
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on December 17 that he will soon ask parliament to abandon the country’s neutral “nonbloc” status, and suggested he would steer the country closer to NATO. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Former Georgian Official Joins Ukrainian Interior Ministry
A former deputy interior minister of Georgia, Ekaterina Zguladze, has been appointed to a similar post in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kremlin-backed Chechen Leader Says Wants To Fight In Ukraine
The Kremlin-backed head of Russia’s Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, has sparked controversy by saying he is “ready to resign and fight” alongside pro-Russian separatists in their conflict with governent forces in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
My Ukraine: Memory & Identity
In Ukraine, your past can say a lot about your future. And as the country continues to struggle for the right to shape its 21st-century identity, many people are reexamining their family roots as a reminder of who they are today. RFE/RL correspondent Daisy Sindelar recently traveled to six Ukrainian cities — Kyiv, Lviv, Uzhhorod, Odesa,...
U.S. Says Russia Sanctions Vindicated As Ruble Tumbles
As Russia’s currency plunges, the Obama administration is delivering a message about the impact of Western sanctions: We told you so. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama To Sign New Russian Sanctions Bill By End Of Week
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation implementing new sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine by the end of the week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Georgia, Ukraine May Get Visa-Free Regime With EU At Riga Summit
BRUSSELS, December 16, 2014 — The Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics on December 16 said that the EU might grant both Georgians and Ukrainians visa free access to the EU’s Schengen zone next year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
