RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report
23.10.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova.
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The Seizure Of Leonid Razvozzhayev
How badly did Russian authorities want to nab Leonid Razvozzhayev? To answer that question, you will need to separate the Kremlin's virtual reality from, well, actual reality. More 
Mossad Agents To 'Defend Minsk'
Following Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka's announcement that the former head of Mossad, Meir Dagan, was being treated at a hospital in Minsk, the "Sunday Times" reported that Israel's national intelligence agency has sent enough agents "not only to defend the hospital but the entire city." More 
Lukashenka Comes To Praise Stalin, Not To Bury Him
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus' authoritarian leader, has condemned efforts to "demonize" Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Lukashenka said that he lags "far behind" Stalin as a leader and described the Belarusian opposition as provocateurs. More 
Pakistan Latest To Chase 'Largest Flag' Record
In the latest in a series of records set in the last few years, 24,200 young Pakistanis crowded into Lahore's National Hockey Stadium to hold up colored placards forming the Pakistani flag. More 
Gloves Are Off As Klitschko Enters Political Ring
As the clock ticks down to Ukraine's October 28 parliamentary elections, the Udar party of world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko is enjoying a surprising surge in the polls, but is it his star power or his political program that is attracting supporters? More 
Interview: Anne Applebaum Discusses 'The Crushing Of Eastern Europe'
In a long-awaited history due to be published this week, American journalist and author Anne Applebaum draws on firsthand accounts and previously unpublished archival material to describe how the Kremlin established its hegemony over Eastern Europe at the end of World War II. More 
Want To Understand Russia-Ukraine Relations? Follow The Money
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych arrives in Moscow for another round of talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. But relations between the two countries -- which were supposed to improve markedly after Yanukovych replaced the pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko in 2010 -- seem to be stalled. More 
Tymoshenko Wants To Go Back To Jail
Ukraine's jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko wants to stop medical treatment in hospital and has requested that she be transferred back to a labor camp near the eastern city of Kharkiv. More 
Will Femen Face A Pussy Riot-Style Crackdown?
Recent comments by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych suggest that activists from the feminist group Femen could soon face a crackdown. More 
Ukraine Investigates Tymoshenko Video
Ukraine's State Penitentiary Service has said that it will investigate a new video depicting a woman who looks like jailed former Prime Minster Yulia Tymoshenko. More 
Ukraine Opens Holocaust Museum
A large Jewish cultural center with a Holocaust museum has opened in Ukraine's eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk. More Authorities in Kyiv say a Ukrainian woman journalist has been kidnapped by rebels in war-torn Syria. More |
