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RFE/RL Ukrainian Broadcasts To Be Distributed Nationwide On Nashe Radio Network
Starting today, programs produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian Service, known locally as Radio Svoboda, will again be distributed nationwide in Ukraine.
RFE/RL Russian Broadcasts Expand to UKV Frequency Band
Russian-language programs of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), known locally as Radio Svoboda, will be broadcast 18 hours daily on Radio 1 Center, a local UKV (“Eastern-Band FM,” 66 to…
New Chechen Leader Tells RFE/RL: No Terrorism, No Hostage-Taking
New Chechen resistance leader Abdul-Khalim Sadullaev told RFE/RL’s North Caucasus Service today that he strongly condemns terrorism and that Chechen independence fighters will not attack peaceful civilians, women and children,…
RFE/RL Back on FM Air in Kyiv
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian-language broadcasts can again be heard on FM in Kyiv, after a break of nearly a year.
Chechen Commander Tells RFE/RL of New Threat ‘To Take The War To Enemy Territory’
A leading Chechen military commander has contacted RFE/RL’s North Caucasus Service, to say that Chechen separatists are changing tactics and plan in his words “to take the war to enemy…
Chechen Separatist Leader Outlines Peace Terms in RFE/RL Interview
Chechen separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov, one of the most wanted men in Russia, says a 30-minute meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin would be enough to stop the decade-long conflict…
Radio Baltika To Expand RFE/RL Russian Broadcasts
Russian-language programs of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will be broadcast 18 hours daily on Radio Baltika.
Continued Harassment of Reporter Bad Signal for U.S.-Russian Summit Says RFE/RL
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Thomas A. Dine today expressed dismay at the continuing campaign of Russian authorities against RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Yuri Bagrov, who reports on Chechnya…
Dine Concerned About Possible Yklymov Extradition
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine expressed his profound concern today about the safety and welfare of Orazmuhammet Yklymov, a freelance journalist with RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service in Moscow.
RFE/RL Committed to Reporting in Russia, Dine Says
The President of RFE/RL said today that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the 10-year-old decree that allowed the service to establish a Moscow bureau would in no way…