Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)
Former Ukrainian Central Banker’s House In Flames
The house of former Ukrainian central bank chief Valeria Hontareva burned down overnight from September 16-17. Hontareva, who sent this video of the blaze to RFE/RL, reported a week earlier that her home was raided by the police. She said on September 9 she was considering requesting political asylum in the United Kingdom due to pressure on her...
CPJ: Concern Over Life Sentence Appeal In Murder Of Ukrainian Journalist
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on September 16 “expressed concern” over the possibility a former Ukrainian police general who confessed to the gruesome murder of a journalist may have his life prison sentence commuted. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Former Separatist Shot Dead In Government-Controlled Donetsk Region
A 28-year-old man who fought alongside Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine was on September 16 found dead with seven gunshot wounds on a stairwell inside a multi-story residential building in the Donetsk region city of Mariupol. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In Ukraine, Foreign Minister And Others Fear Being ‘Pushed’ By West Into Bad Deal With Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko tells RFE/RL he worries that France and Germany, which are mediating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, may push Kyiv to make painful compromises. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Slovak President Caputova To Visit Ukraine, Meet With Zelenskiy
Slovak President Zuzana Caputova is making an official visit to Ukraine on September 16 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Mariynski Palace in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kyiv Eyes 16-Percent Hike In Defense Spending, As Peace Talks With Moscow Loom
As Kyiv seeks to meet Russia, Germany, and France by the end of the month for talks on the armed Donbas conflict, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk unveiled the first draft of next year’s state budget that foresees a 16-percent spike in defense spending. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
After Years Of Stalling, Can Ukraine Finally Become Energy Self-Sufficient?
As summer fades, Ukraine’s government is again fretting about securing enough gas for the winter. If the new president can press ahead with reforms in the energy sector, such worries could become a thing of the past in the foreseeable future. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Second Largest City Kharkiv Holds First LGBT Pride March
Thousands of gay and lesbian activists and supporters paraded in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, marking the city’s first “pride” march. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Rights Group: Ukrainian Language Near Banished In Donbas Schools
The instruction of the Ukrainian language has been virtually wiped out in areas that Moscow-backed separatists control in eastern Ukraine where an armed conflict has simmered since April 2014, the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kuchma Says Ukraine Should Not Make ‘Unacceptable’ Concessions To Russia
The Ukrainian president’s envoy for peace talks with Russia-backed separatists has stressed that Kyiv should not make unacceptable concessions to Russia. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
