Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
NATO Conducts ‘Iron Sword’ Exercises In Lithuania
Around 2,500 troops from nine countries are taking part in NATO exercises in Lithuania codenamed “Iron Sword.” The two-week exercises were originally planned as a purely Lithuanian operation, but were expanded in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. NATO says Russia supports separatists in eastern Ukraine with troops and...
Poland Prepares For Russian ‘Confrontation’ In New Defense Strategy
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has signed into law a new national defense strategy that addresses an “intensifying policy of confrontation” by Russia and threats to regional security from the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Who’s In, Who’s Out: Republicans Take Over Top U.S. Foreign Policy Committees
WASHINGTON — Republicans have captured control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in eight years, picking up at least 7 seats in the November 4 Congressional elections. The shift means that Republicans will control the three top Senate committees dealing with U.S. foreign policy and national security: foreign relations, armed services...
Russian Activists Battle Extremism Charges After Promoting Regional Autonomy
Three Russian activists are facing lengthy jail terms after promoting broader autonomy for their region. One is in detention pending trial for extremism, the others have fled to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘F’ Word Hangs Over Ukraine’s Rebel-Held Regions
With Russia-backed separatists continuing to hold territory in their battle with Ukrainian forces, some analysts see the de facto borders solidifying and yielding yet another post-Soviet “frozen conflict.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Pays First Tranche Of Gas Debt To Russia
Kyiv says it has paid the first tranche of its debt to Russia’s Gazprom, fulfilling the terms of an EU-brokered deal signed last week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Authorities Slam Separatist Courts Handing Down Summary Death Sentences
A so-called “people’s tribunal” in Ukraine’s separatist-controlled city of Luhansk has reportedly sentenced a soldier to death after a 50-minute “trial” and a simple show of hands. Ukrainian justice officials and rights activists say such summary hearings are unacceptable and have threatened to open criminal...
Poroshenko, Security Chiefs To Review Peace Accord With Rebels
President Petro Poroshenko is set to convene a meeting with his security chiefs to reexamine Kyiv’s peace accord with Moscow and with pro-Russian separatists two days after they staged voting he has dismissed as a “farce.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Slams Separatist Vote
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has called a meeting of top security officials to discuss next steps after Russian-backed separatists held elections. Speaking on November 3, he said the elections were a “farce” which violated a peace plan signed with Russia in the Belarusian capital Minsk. Western countries also condemned the...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko To Meet Security Chiefs
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko meets his security chiefs on November 4. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
