RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report
4/12/2011 8:04:56 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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Belarus
Minsk Bombing Has Everyone Asking: Who Could Benefit?
Everyone is asking the question that Belarus President Alyaksandr Lukashenka posed to his security advisers at an emergency meeting hours after the blast: Who stands to gain from the terrorism and bloodshed? More
Twitter Panic On The Streets Of Minsk
This morning in Belarus showed the role of social networks in helping to spread rumors. More 
'Lukashenka Insult' Journalist Moved
A Polish-Belarusian journalist charged with insulting Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has been transferred from a police station jail to a pretrial detention center in the western city of Hrodna. More 
Belarus Identifies 'Non-Slavic' Suspect In Subway Blast
Belarus's KGB security service says it has identified a young man of non-Slavic appearance as a main suspect over the April 11 blast in the Minsk subway that killed 12 people. More 
Minsk Bombing: From The Clothing Of The Dead, The Rings Of Unanswered Phones
Belarusian authorities say they have detained several people suspected of involvement in the explosion. More 
EU Still Divided On Belarus Sanctions
The European Union is struggling to find agreement among member states on whether to impose tougher, targeted economic sanctions on Belarus over its postelection crackdown on the opposition. EU foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the possibility. More 
12 Dead In Minsk Subway Blast
Belarusian authorities have vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of an explosion in a subway station in the capital, Minsk, that killed at least 12 people and wounded nearly 150 others. More 
On The Verge Of Economic Disaster, Minsk Turns To Moscow
Belarus's economy is teetering on the brink and Minsk's relations with the West have soured following a deeply flawed presidential election last December and the ensuing crackdown on the opposition. This gives Minsk no choice but to ask Russia for a bailout. More 
Belarusians Dump Currency As Devaluation Rumors Spread
People in Belarus are exchanging their Belarusian rubles for hard currency, gold, cars, and nonperishables as rumors spread of an upcoming devaluation of the country's currency. More 
Ukrainian Nurse Dishes On Qaddafi
Oskana Balinskaya managed to play Qaddafi quite well, having made off with the nice deals when times were good and escaping Tripoli before he forced two remaining Ukrainian nurses to help protect him from the mass demonstrations calling for an end to his decades-long rule -- leaving her to share memories with "Newsweek" in back in Ukraine. More 
Putin Visit To Test Ukraine's Resolve On EU Trade Talks
Russia's prime minister is making a surprise visit to Kyiv, just days after Ukraine's president proclaimed a two-track policy of negotiating an association agreement with the European Union while simultaneously seeking closer relations with the Moscow-led customs union of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. More 
'Thousands' Questioned In Search For Missing Ukrainian Journalist
Ukrainian police say they have interviewed thousands of people in their investigation into the disappearance of a journalist last year. More 
On Rights, U.S. Singles Out Arab Regimes, Others
In its annual report on human rights conditions around the world, the United States has leveled a harsh critique of Arab governments currently embroiled in popular pro-democracy upheavals, saying rights abuses in those countries were 'especially serious' last year. Russia, Belarus, Iran, and Ukraine were also mentioned as serious abusers of its citizens' human rights. More |
