Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukrainian Separatist Commander Admits Having Buk Missiles
In an exclusive interview with Reuters news agency, pro-Russian separatist commander Aleksandr Khodakovsky has admitted the separatists had the type of antiaircraft missiles Washington says were used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
War Crime Question Hovers Over Malaysian Airliner Tragedy
Countries seeking to prosecute those responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine last week face a complex legal question: Is the tragedy a war crime? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bodies Of MH17 Crash Victims Arrive In Netherlands
Two military transport airplanes carrying coffins bearing victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 landed July 23 in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. The planes were met by Dutch King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and other dignitaries. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Shakhtar Donetsk Soccer Club Moves Home Games To Lviv
Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk football team has announced it is moving its home games to Lviv due to the military conflict in its native Donetsk region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Deputies Scuffle In Parliament
Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on July 23 as deputies from the nationalist Svoboda party attempted to physically expel Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko, who made accusations about high civilian casualty rates at the hands of government forces combating separatist rebels in Ukraine’s east. The session was also...
Putin Legalizes Gambling In Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows gambling zones to be established in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Intelligence Releases Evidence Of Russian Connection To MH17 Downing
“The Washington Post” reports that the U.S. intelligence community has released its analysis of photos relating to the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence reportedly says the images show the movements of an antiaircraft missile system toward Russia, and...
Bodies Of Malaysian Plane Victims Leave Ukraine
The first bodies of victims from the downed Malaysian airliner have left Ukraine for the Netherlands. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Signs Law Allowing Dissolution Of Parliamentary Factions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law amendments to parliamentary rules that allow the speaker to dissolve parliamentary factions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bodies Of MH17 Victims Depart Kharkiv
The first bodies of victims from the Malaysian airliner downed in eastern Ukraine departed Kharkiv on July 23. At a ceremony at Kharkiv’s airport Ukrainian soldiers loaded coffins with the remains of those who died in the MH17 crash on a Dutch military plane before it took off for the Netherlands. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio...
