Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russian Central Bank Lets Ruble Float
Russia’s central bank has announced that it will not intervene to prop up the ruble, which has lost nearly 40 percent of its value this year under the pressure of Western sanctions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Gets Grim Growth Forecast For Rest of Putin’s Term
Russia’s central bank has forecast three years of stagnation, cutting economic growth estimates for 2014-16 to almost zero. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Soviet WWII ‘Hero’ Pilot Bigeldinov Dead At 92
Talghat Bigeldinov, a legendary Soviet pilot in World War II, has died at the age of 92 in Kazakhstan. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Germany Demands That Russia Adhere To Ukraine Truce Deal
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the situation in eastern Ukraine is deteriorating and that all sides, including Russia, must adhere to a cease-fire and steps toward peace agreed in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on September 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Yanukovych-Era Counterintel Chief Arrested In Ukraine
The head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, said in a televised interview late on November 9 that former counterintelligence chief Volodymyr Bik is suspected of helping “a foreign country to prepare saboteur activities in Ukraine.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Fighting In Hills South Of Donetsk
Forces from the pro-government Kyiv 2 battalion came under fire from separatist positions near Volnovakha, 60 kilometers south of Donetsk, on November 8. They responded with rocket launchers, reporting that they had destroyed the separatist firing positions and suffered no casualties. The fighting came as shelling in Donetsk itself intensified....
EU, U.S. Voice Concern Over Ukraine Convoy Reports
The United States and European Union have voiced concern over reports of large convoys of troops and weapons moving through territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Says Reports Of Convoys In Ukraine ‘Very Worrying’
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has expressed deep concern over reports of military convoys on rebel-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine and urged Russia to withdraw any troops or weapons under its control from the neighboring country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Sit At Home And Embroider’ — Ukrainian Rebel Sparks Debate On Women’s Rights
A Ukrainian rebel commander’s threats to arrest women for frequenting bars elicited groans from many — but in online forums, some separatist supporters are defending his overtly sexist approach to law and order. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Touts China Ties, Gas Deals Signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted relations with China during a visit to Beijing that comes as his ties with the West are badly strained over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
