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Kyiv School Welcomes Children Displaced From Ukraine’s East
On September 1, Kyiv’s School No. 309 welcomed 218 children from families displaced from the country’s embattled east. At a back-to-school ceremony, the school director said she admired the children’s “courage and loyalty to Ukraine.” The wife of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Maryna Poroshenko, who also...
Slovyansk Children Return To School Amid Ongoing Conflict
Children in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk attended their first day of school on September 1. Students recited Ukrainian poetry and sang along to the national anthem at a back-to-school ceremony in the former stronghold of pro-Russian separatists, recaptured by the Ukrainian military in early July. (Reuters) …read more Source:...
Lavrov Says No Military Russian Intervention In Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country’s military would not intervene in Ukraine, something Kyiv and the West say it has already done. Lavrov told students and teachers at Russia’s top international affairs university on September 1 that Moscow pursues an “exclusively peaceful resolution” to the Ukrainian...
Lavrov Professes No Russian ‘Military Intervention’ In Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on September 1 that the Russian military would not intervene in Ukraine, something Kyiv and the West say it has already done. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Says Naval Ship In Flames After Attack By Rebels
A Ukrainian naval vessel was in flames in the Azov Sea after being attacked by artillery from pro-Russian separatists along the shore. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin Calls For Eastern Ukraine ‘Statehood’ Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin said talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine must discuss statehood for the region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU To Prepare Fresh Russian Sanctions
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says EU officials will draw up proposals for new sanctions on Russia over its action in Ukraine within a week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Interview: Would A Tusk Presidency Help EU Look East?
RFE/RL speaks to Joanna Wajda, the Brussels correspondent for Polish public broadcaster TVP, about what to expect if Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is chosen as the president of the European Council. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Frees Two Russian Embassy Guards
Moscow says two guards at Russia’s embassy in Kyiv, who were detained by Ukrainian authorities on weapons charges, have been released and returned to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine
A former Chechen rebel commander has appealed to the West to provide “comprehensive military assistance” to the Ukrainian people, whom he describes as victims of Russian imperial aggression, just as the Chechens were 20 years ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
