RFE/RL BELARUS, UKRAINE, AND MOLDOVA REPORT
26.08.2014
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more stories on Eastern Europe, please visit and bookmark our Eastern Europe page . |
BELARUS
 Belarus Activist Gets 10 Days In Jail A well-known opposition activist in Belarus has been sentenced to 10 days in jail. More  Russian Soldiers Are In Ukraine It's a claim authorities in Kyiv have made for months, but in recent days the evidence has become undeniable. Russian soldiers are now being captured -- and perhaps dying -- in Ukraine. More  Poroshenko Calls For Peaceful Solution, Strong Border Controls Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to discuss various options to reach a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, but wants effective border controls and an end to army supplies to separatists. More  Heavy Shelling Reported In Southeast Ukraine Large columns of smoke rose from locations around the city of Novoazovsk in southeastern Ukraine after what residents said was an artillery barrage on August 26. Novoazovsk lies on the Azov Sea on the road that runs from Russia to the major Ukrainian port of Mariupol. (AP) More  Donetsk POW March: When Is A Parade A War Crime? The parading of Ukrainian prisoners of war through the streets by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine disgusted many. But does it constitute a violation of international law?More  Maids, Crooks, And Working Girls: How Hollywood Portrays Ukraine Ever wonder how Western popular culture tends to depict Ukrainians? One Kyiv filmmaker has assembled a compilation of dozens of film and TV references to Ukraine -- and the results aren't pretty. More |
