Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Russian State TV Adds Its Own Twist To RFE/RL Video
Russian state-television is suddenly broadcasting RFE/RL videos — albeit unattributed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Media Claims About State Spokesperson Appear To Be Fantasy
U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has been a favored target of Kremlin supporters. But a new claim, which spread widely on Russian news sites and social media, appears to have no basis in fact. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimea’s Methadone Ban Hitting Rehab Patients Hard
Activists in Ukraine’s Crimea say that narcotics patients are suffering since Russia banned drug-replacement therapy shortly after it annexed the Black Sea Peninsula. Tens have reportedly died and dozens more have left the region to continue treatment in other parts of Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Ukraine Foreign Minister Seen Bringing Sober Style To Kyiv Diplomacy
Ukraine’s new foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin, has a reputation as a skilled negotiator, a consummate professional, and a man capable of navigating the difficult diplomacy of both EU integration and Kyiv’s shattered relations with Moscow. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Heaving Fighting Reported In Eastern Ukraine
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists has been reported in east Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Parliament Endorses Poroshenko Nominations Amid Fresh Fighting
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has received parliamentary backing for his nominations to several key posts in his new team. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Forces Fire Mortar Rounds At Slovyansk Rebels
Ukrainian troops positioned in the village of Skhidne near Slovyansk on June 18 used mortar fire against rebels holed up in the city. They also fired a cannon mounted on a Ukrainian-designed BTR-4E armored personnel carrier. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
South Ossetia Recognizes ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’
Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, itself almost wholly unrecognized as an independent state, has announced its recognition of the “Luhansk People’s Republic” as a sovereign, independent country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Slovyansk Prepares Coffins For Killed Rebels
Empty pine coffins piled up outside the Luhansk city hall on June 18, awaiting the arrival of the bodies of rebels killed as Ukrainian forces retook the town of Shchastya, 20 kilometers north of Luhansk, from pro-Russian separatists. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Biden Warns Moscow Of ‘Further Costs’ Over Ukraine
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said the United States will work with allies to “impose further costs on Russia” if Moscow fails to use its influence to stop separatist violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
