Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Dutch Probe Says Jet That Crashed In Ukraine Was Penetrated, Torn Apart
Dutch experts say the Malaysian passenger jet that crashed in eastern Ukraine in July appears to have been brought down by a large number of “high-energy objects” that penetrated the aircraft. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Visits Mariupol, Calls For Peace
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on September 8 visited the eastern port city of Mariupol, where sporadic shelling on the weekend disrupted the fragile cease-fire. Poroshenko told a crowd of steel workers that the city is able to defend itself against separatist forces, but that “everyone wants peace.” (Reuters) …read more...
Dutch Experts To Release Preliminary Report On MH17 Crash
Dutch aviation experts investigating the crash of a Malaysian passenger jet during the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine plan to issue their preliminary findings on September 9. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Police Detain Crimean Blogger, Critic Of Annexation
Police in Crimea have briefly detained a well-known blogger who has strongly criticized Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Profiles: Russians Who Dare To Protest Ukraine War
During the past several weeks, a handful of Russians have braved public disapproval and likely arrest to stage solitary protests against Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. RFE/RL’s Russian Service spoke to six of them. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Says Rebels Have Handed Over 1,200 POWs To Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko said on September 8 that pro-Russian separatists have so far handed over about 1,200 prisoners-of-war to the Ukrainian side under the terms of a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Pushes Back Deadline For Russia Sanctions
The sanctions will be ratified automatically by a written procedure if no EU member state objects, and officials said hours before the deadline that there have not been any indications of objections. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Amnesty International’s Chief Urges Kyiv To Control Volunteer Militia
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty has urged Ukraine’s government to stop abuses and war crimes by volunteer soldiers who fight alongside government troops in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New UN Rights Chief Calls Syria, Iraq Top Concerns
The new UN rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, says Syria and Iraq are the world’s top humanitarian crises. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Shelling In Mariupol Causes Damage, Civilian Death
Destroyed vehicles littered the road near a checkpoint in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol after artillery shells struck a checkpoint late on September 6. The shelling claimed the first civilian casualty since the start of a cease-fire on September 5. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
