Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Another Russian Aid Convoy Crosses Into Ukraine
Russian media outlets reported on September 20 that a convoy of some 200 vehicles had crossed the border into Ukraine and some had already reached the city of Donetsk, currently held by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Progress Reported At Talks On Ukraine
Progress has been reported from the late night talks in Minsk about the situation in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Ukraine Talks Start In Minsk
A new round of talks aimed at finding a lasting solution to the Ukraine crisis has started in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Announces Exit From Eurovision 2015
Ukraine says it will not be taking part in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest due to financial constraints. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iraqis, Azerbaijani, Ukrainian Movement Among Sakharov Prize Nominees
A law professor and a Christian religious leader in Iraq, an Azerbaijani rights defender, and Ukraine’s pro-Western Euromaidan movement are among the nominees for the European Parliament’s 2014 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Separatist ‘Minister’ Says Schools To Adopt Russian Program
Separatist rebels in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region plan to introduce the Russian curriculum into schools under their control. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Separatist Official Says Schools To Adopt Russian Curriculum
Ihor Kostenok, the education “minister” of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), says that separatists rebels plan to introduce the Russian curriculum into schools under their control in Ukraine’s east. Kostenok told a news conference on September 18 that the Russian education system was “recognized...
Crimean Tatar Attacked, Library Shut As Pressure Mounts
A Crimean Tatar scholar says masked assailants dragged him from his car and took his passport in an attack meant to prevent him from attending a UN conference in New York. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Meets With Poroshenko, Condemns Russian Aggression
U.S. President Barack Obama has met with visiting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the White House. Poroshenko went into the meeting hoping to convince the U.S. president to provide weapons to Ukrainian government forces battling pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Before the September 18 meeting with President Obama, Poroshenko...
Poroshenko Addresses U.S. Congress, Asks For Military Aid, Special Security Status
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked a joint session of the U.S. Congress for military aid and to confirm a special security status upon Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
