Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Swedish FM Holds Talks in Tbilisi, Heads To Kyiv
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has held talks in Tbilisi with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and his Georgian counterpart, Maia Panjikidze. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Ends Cease-Fire, Says ‘We Will Attack’
President Petro Poroshenko has said he will not renew a cease-fire and Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Disenchanted With Home, Many Russians Seek New Life In Ukraine
Russians frustrated by political repressions and a hostile business climate at home are increasingly seeking to resettle in neighboring Ukraine. RFE/RL’s Russian Service speaks to six Russians about their reasons for making the switch. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moscow Says Killing Of Cameraman Shows Kyiv Not De-Escalating Conflict
Moscow says the killing of a Russian TV cameraman in eastern Ukraine just before a cease-fire is due to expire shows Kyiv does not want to de-escalate the conflict. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Cameraman Killed In Eastern Ukraine
A cameraman for Russia’s state-owned Channel One was killed in the early hours of June 30 in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The 68-year-old Anatoly Klyan was shot in the stomach when a bus carrying journalists and soldiers’ mothers to a pro-Kyev military unit was hit by gunfire. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Senator Wicker: Russia’s Actions In Ukraine Have ‘Familiar Ring From 1930s’
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker described Russia’s actions in Ukraine as having a “familiar ring from the 1930s.” In an interview with RFE/RL’s Arifa Kazimova on June 30 in Baku, he said it is unacceptable for Russia to violate the borders of a sovereign nation “under the guise of protecting ethnic Russians.” In...
Ukraine’s Lviv Withdraws Bid For 2022 Winter Games
The Ukrainian city of Lviv is dropping its candidacy for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games due to the deadly separatist conflict raging in the country’s east and the ensuing economic crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Fighting Flares In Eastern Ukraine Despite Extended Cease-Fire
Fighting continued between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists around the eastern flashpoint city of Slovyansk on June 29 despite a truce extended until June 30 night. Residents described the aftermath of early morning shelling they believed was carried out by Ukrainian troops. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Ukrainian Defense Ministry Video Shows Troop Movement Near Slovyansk
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry released video June 29 of a convoy of government soldiers moving near Slovyansk, the separatist stronghold in the country’s Donetsk region. The video also shows a cache of weapons the Defense Ministry said soldiers seized from rebel forces. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pro-Russian Separatist Supporters Seek Western Support On Social Media
With daily videos in English and Facebook groups in at least four languages, pro-Russian separatist supporters appear to be making a push for support outside of the Russian-speaking world. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
