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Ukrainian, Georgian, and Moldovan Leaders Sign Accords On Closer EU Ties
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, and Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca signed key economic and political accords with the European Union in Brussels. At the ceremony, EU leaders stressed the association agreements are not aimed at harming Russia. (EbS) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe...
EU Leaders Address Russian Concerns About Association Agreements
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso spoke just before the signing of EU Association Agreements by Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. They told the gathering of leaders in Brussels that nothing in the accords is aimed at harming Russia and they are “not against anybody.” (EbS)...
Ukraine Rebels Release Captured OSCE Monitors
Pro-Russian separatists in southeast Ukraine released four out of eight monitors from the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) captured over a month ago. Four observers from Switzerland, Turkey, Estonia, and Denmark were brought by heavily armed rebels early June 27 to a hotel in downtown Donetsk, where they were handed...
Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia To Sign EU Accords
Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova are due to take a big step toward the West and away from Moscow on June 26 when they sign key accords with the European Union in Brussels. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
OSCE Observers Freed In Ukraine
Four monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe who were abducted in May by pro-Russian gunmen in eastern Ukraine have been freed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Crisis In Internet Memes
The crisis in Ukraine has spawned a steady stream of Internet memes, some lighthearted, others biting, all deeply political. Here are some of the most popular. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Filmmaker Remains Behind Bars Despite Growing Support
The Russian human rights organization Memorial on June 25 offered a rare showing of “Gaamer,” the award-winning 2011 film by up-and-coming Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov. Sentsov, meanwhile, remains in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, where he is being detained on suspicion of terrorist plotting in his native Crimea. …read more...
Explainer: What EU Accords Mean For Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova
The European Union will sign key political and trade agreements with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova on June 27. What do the accords mean for these countries and how might Russia react? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Slovyansk Residents Say Shooting Continues Despite Cease-Fire
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk said shooting continued in the city on June 25 despite a cease-fire announced between Kyiv and pro-Russian separatists. People remaining in the area stocked up on water while others queued to share taxis to leave their embattled hometown. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Eastern Ukraine: Slovyansk Amid The Cease-fire
The city of Slovyansk has been a focal point of the conflict ravaging eastern Ukraine for months, with government forces battling pro-Russian separatists. Many residents have remained, but some have fled despite a cease-fire that was declared in the region by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. RFE/RL correspondent Andrei Babitsky got a...
