Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russian-Made Oysters, Foie Gras? Not A Problem, Say Farmers In Sanctions-Hit Russia
Initiatives are cropping up across Russia to replace Western food products banned by Moscow. But consumers are already feeling the sting of sanctions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Official: U.S. Should Consider Lethal Aid To Kyiv
A senior aide to U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States should reconsider its policy of not providing lethal aid to Ukraine, which is grappling with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yatsenyuk Says Kyiv Won’t Talk To Moscow’s ‘Mercenaries’
Ukraine’s prime minister has rejected a Russian call for direct talks between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists, saying his government would not to talk to Moscow’s “mercenaries.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Sanctions Help Feed Crimean Oysters
Sergei Kulik has been producing oysters and mussels in Crimea for the past six years. His business has received an unexpected boost since the Russian government imposed retaliatory sanctions on Western food products in August, forcing seafood suppliers to shop closer to home. Kulik says he has been inundated with requests from Moscow and St....
Russia Says Will Not Press ‘Allies’ On Territorial Issues
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not pressure its “allies” to recognize Crimea as a part of Russia or to join it in recopgnizing Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions as independent states. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: One Family’s Dramatic Year
It’s been a tumultuous year for Halyna Trofanyuk. At the beginning of the year she traveled from her small village in western Ukraine to brave freezing conditions and brutal security forces at the protests in Kyiv. It was a decision that brought her to the very center of Ukraine’s political drama, but which also had far-reaching...
German, Russian Foreign Ministers Discuss Ukraine Crisis
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier flew from Kyiv to Moscow and met with his Russian counterpart during the evening of November 18. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Lawmaker Lambasts Ukraine Over Osmayev’s Release
A Russian lawmaker says a Ukrainian court’s November 18 decision to release a suspect in alleged plot to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin is politically motivated. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechnya Head Says Horses Cleared To Win Prizes In Germany
The Kremlin-backed head of Russia’s Chechnya region says authorties in Germany have allowed two racehorses he keeps there to receive prize money despite Western sanctions against him. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Releases Russian Jailed Over Alleged Plot To Kill Putin
A Ukrainian court has ordered the release of a Russian citizen who was jailed in 2012 over an alleged plot to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
