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Reuters: Ukraine security service says it has detained 60 pro-Russian protesters

Ukraine’s state security service said on Wednesday it had detained around 60 people that pro-Russian political forces had sent to stage protests in …
Reuters

UkrInform: Ukrainian serviceman jailed in occupied Crimea

The so-called Dzhankoy District Court in Russia-occupied Crimea has sentenced Yevhenii Dobrynskyi, a serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, to …
UkrInform

Reuters: Putin warns West of harsh response if it crosses Russia’s ‘red lines’

President Vladimir Putin warned the West on April 21 not to cross Russia’s “red lines”, saying Moscow would respond swiftly and harshly to any …
Reuters

Reuters: Czech police detain 5 suspected of links to pro-Russian forces in Ukraine

Czech police have detained five people on suspicion of terrorism-related offences connected to fighting on the side of pro-Russia separatist forces in …
Reuters

Reuters: Politics cast a long shadow over Russian stocks

LONDON – Foreign investors’ relatively high exposure to Russian equities and the sector’s heavy focus on energy could add to pressure on the country’s …
Reuters

Al Jazeera: Russia says Ukraine, NATO ‘continuing military preparations’

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine simmered on April 21, as Moscow accused Kyiv and NATO of continuing military preparations amid heightened concern …
Al Jazeera

Czech police arrest Russian-sponsored militants who fought in Donbas

In a large operation carried out overnight into April 21, the Czech police reportedly arrested at least five people suspected of being former …
Illia Ponomarenko

Putin: ‘We will decide where red lines are’

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered threatening remarks against the West in his annual state of the nation address on April 21.   “Organizers …
Olga Rudenko

RFE/RL: Czechs round up suspects allegedly planning to join Russia-backed fighting in Ukraine

The Czech national unit to combat organized crime has detained at least five Czechs suspected of planning to travel to eastern Ukraine to fight …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

James S. Robbins: Ukraine crisis may be Putin’s test for the Biden administration

Is the Kremlin testing the Biden administration in Ukraine? Or is Russia ready for war? On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine mutually expelled diplomats, …
James S. Robbins

RFE/RL’s live blog of Vladimir Putin’s annual state of the nation address

Editor’s Note: Follow along as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporters blog in English on Putin’s major address to the Russian nation. Live blog …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

UNIAN: Ukraine records 9 ceasefire violations on April 20

The Command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces has reported nine violations of the ceasefire agreement committed by Russia-controlled armed groups in the …
UNIAN

Reuters: Zelensky signs law to call up reservists for military service

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law allowing reservists to be called up for military service without announcing mobilization, his …
Reuters

Andreas Umland: The plain logic of Putin’s behavior

The most frustrating aspect of the Kremlin’s current escalation in and around Ukraine is the rationality of its actions and the simplicity of the …
Andreas Umland

US State Department: ‘Russia is the aggressor here’

Editor’s Note: The following are excerpts from the April 20, 2021, U.S. State Department briefing by spokesman Ned Price. The entire transcript is …
Kyiv Post

Zelensky addresses threat of invasion, offers to meet Putin in Donbas

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the nation late on April 20 calling for all Ukrainian citizens to unite in resolve in the face of …
Illia Ponomarenko

Washington Post: Russia is expanding ‘offensive’ military strength near Ukraine border, Kyiv warns

MOSCOW — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on April 20 called on Western countries to escalate “painful” economic sanctions against Russia in …
Washington Post

Peter Dickinson: Can the West prevent a new Russian offensive?

In recent weeks, a major Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border has sparked fears of a possible major escalation in the simmering …
Peter Dickinson
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