Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Putin Hopes For September 5 Deal To Resolve Ukraine Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed terms of a cease-fire for eastern Ukraine and said he hopes Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists fighting against government troops will agree on a plan to end their conflict during talks on September 5. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia LGBT Activists Worried After Crimea ‘Leader’ Lashes Out
The head of the Russian-installed government in Crimea has said his region “does not need” gays and other sexual minorities. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Looks To Stalin Era To Root Out Spies
Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey has announced the creation of a Special Service, similar to a counterintelligence organization that existed during Josef Stalin’s rule, to deal with subversive elements in the Ukrainian military. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama Says Planned NATO Deployments Send A Clear Message
U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to defend other NATO states under what is known as Article 5 of the alliance’s charter. He spoke at a news conference in Tallinn with Estonian President Toomas Ilves. In reaction to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, NATO’s secretary-general recently announced that...
Mariupol Volunteers Train To Defend City From Separatists
Residents of the southeastern port city of Mariupol took part in combat training offered by members of Ukraine’s Azov volunteer battalion. Trainees said they were prepared to wage a “partisan war” if pro-Russian separatist forces were to reach their city. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Separatist Base Near Donetsk
RFE/RL correspondent Andrei Babitsky went to a rebel base in the village of Pisky near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on September 2. One fighter of the Vostok separatist battalion said the pro-Russian rebels have “enough experience and ammunition” to seize parts of the Donetsk region that are under Ukrainian control....
Ukrainian Checkpoint Empty Outside Donetsk
Workers cleared an abandoned Ukrainian checkpoint near the village of Olenivka in the Donetsk region on September 2. Remains of armored vehicles were scattered across the road at the checkpoint, situated en route from Donetsk to the southeastern port city of Mariupol. The Ukrainian army used Olenivka as a base for attacks on separatist forces in...
Slovakia Opens Reverse Gas Pipeline For Ukraine
Slovakia on September 2 launched a pipeline capable of delivering natural gas from the European Union to Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, director for energy markets at the European Commission, attended the ceremony in the Slovak town of Velke Kapusany. The...
Kremlin Says Putin, Poroshenko Largely Agree On Ways Out Of Ukraine Crisis
A Kremlin spokesman says President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko discussed the Ukraine crisis by telephone and that their views on possible solutions “coincide to a substantial degree.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama To Meet With Baltic Presidents Ahead Of NATO Summit
U.S. President Barack Obama is due to meet with the presidents of the three Baltic countries on September 3 ahead of a NATO summit at which Russia’s moves in Ukraine will feature prominently on the agenda. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
