Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Serhiy Zakharov’s New, Grimmer Work
After a month and a half in captivity at the hands of separatists, Donetsk-based artist Serhiy Zakharov has begun working on a comic book about his ordeal. The new pictures are a departure from his satirical approach to the separatists seen in street art in early July. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Says It Won’t Bow Over Sanctions, Denies Navy Craft In Trouble Off Sweden
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow will not do the West’s bidding in order to have sanctions removed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Says Ukraine Will Have Gas This Winter
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the country will have natural gas from Russia this winter. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian ‘Soldiers’ Mothers’ Activist Detained
The head of the Soldiers’ Mothers Committee from the Budennovsk branch in Russia’s Stavropol region, 73-year-old Lyudmila Bogatenkova, has been detained on suspicion of fraud. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Conflict Death Toll Surpasses 3,700
The United Nations says the death toll from the armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine has reached 3,707. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Lawmaker Says Legislators Won’t Monitor Ukrainian Elections
A lawmaker says Russian parliament members will not go as monitors to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Ukraine’s Loyalist Russians
The vast majority of Ukraine’s ethnic Russians are, in fact, loyal Ukrainian citizens. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Merkel Says No Breakthrough In Ukraine Talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was no breakthrough in talks on the Ukraine crisis with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and Western leaders on October 17. It was the first such gathering since the leaders met in France in June. Russia denies Western accusations that it is supporting separatists...
Putin Meets With EU Leaders, No Breakthrough On Ukraine (Russian narration)
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European Union leaders and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during a Europe-Asia summit in Milan on October 17. Putin said the meeting was “positive,” but the EU leaders said there was no breakthrough in moving toward a solution to the conflict in Ukraine. (Reuters) …read more...
Sakharov Prize Decision Postponed Until October 21
The European Parliament has postponed a decision on the winner of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought until October 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
