Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Voting For A Frozen Conflict In The Donbas
The separatist regions of eastern Ukraine will hold widely unrecognized elections on November 2 in a move analysts says threatens to undermine the September Minsk agreement on regulating the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
UN Says 4,000 Killed In Ukraine Conflict
The United Nations says that more than 4,000 people have been killed in clashes in eastern Ukraine between the government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lawyer Says Captive Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko Enjoys Support At Home
The attorney for captive Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has told RFE/RL his client enjoys the support of voters back in Ukraine, where she was recently elected to a seat in parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Can Lviv Mayor Change Ukrainian Politics Once And For All?
The big surprise of the Ukraine’s parliamentary elections was the third-place finish of the relatively unknown Samopomich, or Self-Reliance, party. RFE/RL’s Ukraine Service spoke to Samopomich leader Andriy Sadovyy — the highly successful mayor of Lviv — about his plans for building a functioning Ukrainian government, from...
Lviv Mayor Issues Rallying Cry For Reform
The mayor of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Andriy Sadoviy, has issued a rallying cry for reform of Ukraine’s economy and institutions. Sadoviy’s party, Samopomich (“Self-Reliance”), came third in recent parliamentary elections and may play an important role in a new pro-European coalition government. (RFE/RL’s...
Ukraine: Under Attack At Checkpoint 31
Government forces near Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine, have pulled back to new positions about 40 kilometers west of the city. But at checkpoint 31, soldiers again came under fire on October 30 following two days of mortar and artillery attack. The troops said they were being fired on with increasing frequency despite a cease-fire in place since...
Poroshenko: EU Leaders Press Putin On Rebel Votes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office says the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, and France have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to recognize elections being held on November 2 by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Central Bank Sharply Raises Interest Rate
The Russian central bank has said it will raise interest rates from 8 percent to 9.5 percent as Western sanctions and falling oil prices have sent the Russian ruble plummeting. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Welcomes Soldiers Back From Front
Soldiers of the 93rd mechanized brigade were welcomed in Dnipropetrovsk after serving six months at the front fighting Russian-backed separatists. The troops received a traditional greeting of bread, salt and flowers on October 30. Despite a cease-fire in place since September 5th, fighting continues in various parts of eastern Ukraine....
Russia And Ukraine Sign Landmark Gas Deal
Russia and Ukraine have signed a deal securing gas supplies through the winter. The agreement was signed in Brussels and was brokered by the European Union. It came after months of negotiations, amid tension over Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free...
