Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Ukraine Says Five Soldiers Killed In East Despite Cease-Fire
Ukraine’s military says five soldiers were killed and at least 17 injured in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, despite a cease-fire between security forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
OSCE Monitor Group Freed By Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have released four OSCE monitors they had held captive for more than one month. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Minister: New Western Sanctions Could Hurt Russian Growth
The Russian economy minister says a new round of Western sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine could seriously impact growth, but that it would not be a “dramatic” situation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Moody’s Cuts Russia’s Credit Outlook
Moody’s has cut the credit-rating outlook of Russia to “negative,” a sign of a possible future downgrade. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Extends Truce In East
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has announced his government will extend by 72 hours a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Podcast: Hybrid Warfare And Russia’s New ‘Great Game’
An invasion that’s not quite an invasion. Operatives who aren’t quite troops. Aggression no doubt, albeit aggression with plausible deniability. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vox Pop: Ukrainians React To EU Association Agreement
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko joined the leaders of Georgia and Moldova in signing agreements in Brussels on closer economic ties with the European Union. RFE/RL asked residents of Kyiv for their reactions. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Lenin Monument Dismantled In Dnipropetrovsk
A monument to Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin near a regional government building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk was dismantled on June 27. Workers used a crane to take apart the bas-relief bearing the words, “The Victory Of Communism Is Inevitable.” Parts of the monument were moved to a local history museum. (RFE/RL’s...
Interview: Historian Christopher Clark On World War I’s Lessons For Today
Christopher Clark’s book on the outbreak of World War I, “The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914,” has been called a masterpiece” by “The New York Times” and become a best-seller in several European countries. RFE/RL interviewed the Australian-born academic about parallels with the current situation....
Kremlin Distances Itself As Putin Adviser Calls Poroshenko A ‘Nazi’
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says a comment by a senior Russian official who called Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko “a Nazi” do not represent the Kremlin’s official position. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
