Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukrainian Judge Who Sentenced Tymoshenko Added To Wanted List
The Ukrainian judge who sentenced former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in jail has been added to the country’s wanted list. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Army Delivers Aid To Slovyansk Residents
The Ukrainian army brought trucks with humanitarian aid to the former separatist stronghold of Slovyansk on July 6. As soldiers distributed food among residents, Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov told journalists the authorities will work to restore electricity and water supplies in the city. He said the military will gradually leave...
Tensions High As Separatists Hold Firm In Donetsk
Pro-Russian separatists controlled checkpoints on roads into the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk as the military continued its offensive against rebels in other eastern cities. Separatists driven out of Slavyansk have reportedly retreated to Donetsk. On July 6, militants and their supporters gathered in a central square in Donetsk to demand an...
Russia Bars Second Tatar Leader From Entering Crimea
Russia has barred a leading member of Crimea’s Tatar community from entering the peninsula for five years. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Vows To Continue Offensive
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to continue Kyiv’s military offensive against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow To Kyiv, Tbilisi, And Chisinau: EU Deals Will Cost You
Russia vowed there would be “grave consequences” after Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova signed partnership agreements with the European Union on June 27. We look at the measures Moscow has already imposed just over a week later. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian President Says Slovyansk Victory ‘Turning Point’
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the military’s success in driving pro-Russian insurgents out of their stronghold city of Slovyansk is a “turning point” in their battle against the rebels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tourist Season A Washout In Annexed Crimea
Crimea is suffering a disastrous tourist season in the wake of the peninsula’s annexation by Russia. The lack of vacationers deals a harsh blow to Crimea’s already flailing economy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Hoist Flag Over Slovyansk
Ukrainian government forces have hoisted the national flag on over the pro-Russian rebels’ main stronghold of Slavyansk after flushing them out of the eastern industrial city in overnight fighting. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Head Of Ukrainian Church Dies
The Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan) has died at the age of 78. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
