Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Kyiv Says Preparing To Withdraw Heavy Weapons In East
Kyiv says Ukrainian government forces are preparing to withdraw artillery and heavy armored vehicles within a proposed 30-kilometer buffer zone. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Another Makarevich Concert Cancelled, This Time In St. Petersburg
A concert by Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich in St. Petersburg has been cancelled following his public criticism of Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Says Military Victory Impossible
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko defended his peace plan September 21, arguing that military victory against Russian-backed separatists was impossible. He added that self-government in Luhansk and Donetsk would be strictly limited to three years. A shaky ceasefire has been in place since September 5. (Reuters) …read more Source:...
Crimean Leader Says Mejlis Does Not Exist
Crimea’s Russian-backed leader, Sergei Aksyonov, says the self-governing body of the peninsula’s Crimean Tatar community, the Mejlis (Assembly), does not exist. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko: No Military Solution To Conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine must be ready to defend itself if the peace process with the pro-Russian rebels fails. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Thousands March In Moscow For Peace In Ukraine
Thousands of people marched in Moscow on September 21 to protest against the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the Kremlin’s support for pro-Russian separatists. Demonstrators chanted slogans such as “No to war,” “Don’t shoot your brothers,” and “Ukraine, we are with you.” Peace marches were also...
Ukraine Says Won’t Pull Back Troops Until Attacks End
A Ukrainian military spokesman says Kyiv will not pull back its troops from the front line in eastern Ukraine until a new cease-fire is fully implemented. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
German Families To Sue Ukraine Over MH17 Crash
A German lawyer plans to sue Ukraine for negligence for the July 17 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians March For Peace In Dnipropetrovsk
Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Dnipropetrovsk on September 21 to protest against the separatist conflict in the country’s east. Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine’s third largest city, is within close reach of the regions controlled by pro-Russian separatists. The demonstration took place as other major peace protests were under way in...
Antiwar Marches To Be Held In Moscow, St. Petersburg
Antiwar demonstrations against Russia’s role in violence in eastern Ukraine are expected to take place in Russia’s two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
