Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
NATO Chief Holds Talks In Kyiv Amid Tensions Over Russian Troops
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds talks with Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv, amid heightened tensions over a Russian troop buildup along the Ukrainian border. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moves To Dismantle Kyiv Protest Camp Spark Clashes
In the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, demonstrators on August 7 clashed with city workers who were attempting to clear barricades and tents from the city’s central Independence Square. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Report: Transdniester Puts Forces On Alert
Pro-Russian separatists in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniester have reportedly put their security forces on alert because of what they say is a military threat from Ukraine and Moldova. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Georgian-Ukrainian Fights For His ‘Second Motherland’
Ukraine has become the new home for a former Georgian police officer, who is fighting against pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region. Now a Ukrainian citizen, the soldier, who goes by the nickname “Doberman,” compares the events in eastern Ukraine to Moscow’s support for Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia....
Fighting, Fires On Kyiv’s Independence Square
Demonstrators clashed with city employees and armed guards in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on August 7 as the workers tried to clear barricades and tents from Independence Square. Protesters set fire to piles of tires and threw bottles and bricks at the municipal workers, who eventually withdrew. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read...
Russia Bans Food Imports From U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, Norway
Russia says it is launching a “full embargo” on most food imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Norway. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Obama: ‘Russian Economy Has Ground To A Halt’
U.S. President Barack Obama said the Russian economy has “ground to a halt” as a result of U.S. and European sanctions. Speaking at a news conference August 6 in Washington, Obama said Ukraine’s weaponry was sufficient to fight separatists in the eastern part of the country. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Obama Says Ukraine Doesn’t Need U.S. Military Aid
U.S. President Barack Obama says Ukraine does not need additional military assistance to help fight pro-Russian separatists but an invasion by Russia would raise “a different set of questions.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Soldiers In Russia On Hunger Strike
The commander of the Ukrainian troops who crossed into Russia says several of them have gone on a hunger strike to protest their situation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Leader Orders Agricultural-Import Bans Over Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning or limiting imports of food and agricultural products from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
