Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Conflict Between Ukraine And Russia Comes To Russian Courts
A Ukrainian pilot is facing charges in a Russian court. Moscow has issued warrants for Ukraine’s interior minister and a regional governor. Such cases have become the latest complication in the deteriorating relations between the two countries. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Baby Dies After Being Attacked By Escaped Monkey
A baby has died in the Crimean city of Sevastopol after being attacked by a monkey that escaped from a small private zoo. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Officer Held In Russia Remanded In Pretrial Detention
A court in Russia has remanded a captured Ukrainian military officer in pretrial detention until August 30. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Semenivka Recovers After Fighting
The eastern Ukrainian town of Semenivka, recaptured from pro-Russian separatists, has begun the clean-up process following weeks of heavy fighting. Emergency services found numerous unexploded mines and shells scattered around town. One worker said it would take bomb disposal teams up to two months to clear the mines. (Reuters) …read more...
EU To Sanction 11 More Individuals Over Ukraine
The European Union will reportedly add 11 new names to the list of persons targeted with asset freezes and travel bans over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. Senators Urge More Sanctions On Russia
The top two lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee have questioned Obama administration officials over sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fuele: Visa-Free Travel For Ukrainians ‘On The Table’
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said the European Union is working toward abolishing visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens completely. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Andrei Shary and Irina Lagunina on July 7 in Prague, Fuele said Russia’s annexation of Crimea will have no effect on visa-free travel for Ukrainians and cited...
Fuele Says EU Working On Further Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union’s enlargement commissioner, Stefan Fuele, said EU member states are working on an additional set of sanctions against Moscow. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Irina Lagunina and Andrei Shary in Prague, Fuele said if the situation in eastern Ukraine continues to be destabilized “with Russia’s direct...
Russian Court Charges Ukraine’s Interior Minister In Absentia
Moscow’s Basman District Court has charged Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov in absentia with involvement in murders and other crimes. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Visits Recaptured Slovyansk
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on July 8 visited the former rebel stronghold of Slovyansk after government forces recaptured it from pro-Russian separatists. Speaking to local residents outside the city administration building, Poroshenko said Slovyansk was now the “symbol of the liberated Donbas.” He said the Ukrainian army...
