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Europe
RFE/RL Continues Lawsuit As It Awaits Funds; Judge Blocks Dismantling Of VOA
RFE/RL’s lawsuit maintains that the Trump executive branch does not have this authority, since the grant was awarded by an act of Congress, according to Article I of the US Constitution.
March 29, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Dmytro ‘Ben’ Bendikov: Journalist, Soldier, Hero – Remember His Name
Dmytro “Ben” Bendikov left journalism for the frontlines. On March 18, he made the ultimate sacrifice near Nadiya in Luhansk - days later, the village was liberated.
March 28, 2025
Ukraine
Not LOL but LMAO – Ukrainian Internet Rips Into Trump Admin Signal Message Gaffe
Wartime Ukraine says Signal is a fine messaging platform if you know how to use it and that Matt Waltz’s bomb-the-Houthis chat group was a bunch of noobies.
March 27, 2025
Russia
US Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Shut Down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The US judge blocked Trump’s attempt to shut down RFE/RL, ruling it likely violated federal law.
March 26, 2025
Journalism
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Takes its Case to the Courts
On Monday, RFE/RL made its case in a US District Court challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to close it down.
March 25, 2025
US
Radio Liberty Sues to Block Grant Termination
RL is suing USAGM, saying that to deny funding already approved by Congress violates the US Constitution.
March 19, 2025
Trump
Eurotopics: Trump Slashes Funding for US International Media
Since the Cold War, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has played a key role as an independent voice in autocracies and dictatorships worldwide. Ukrainian and Russian commentators fear the worst.
March 18, 2025
EU
‘Beacon of Democracy’ – EU Looks to Resume Funding for RFE
As Trump slashes funds and walks away from providing international leadership, European leaders try to fill the void the best they can after the White House silences Radio Liberty / Radio Free Europe.
March 18, 2025
US
‘We Were Completely Locked Out’ – VOA Employees Cut Off, Barred From Offices
Speaking anonymously to Kyiv Post, a Voice of America employee described being ordered to take ‘sudden administrative leave’ by the Trump administration.
March 16, 2025
Trump
‘The Voice of America is Being Silenced’ - 1,300 Journalists on Leave as Trump Freezes US Global Media Agency
Trump issued an executive order on Friday, listing the USAGM as among “elements of the federal bureaucracy that the president has determined are unnecessary.”
March 16, 2025
Ukraine
French Right-Wing Media’s Russia Tilt Irks Elysee
The Elysee took the highly unusual step of issuing a denial that Macron had ever sought to “scare” the French, in a statement on the official social media account of the French presidency
March 11, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian Correspondent of Voice of America Fired Due to ‘DOGE Check’ – Media
Ostap Yarysh extensively covered the work of the Trump administration and actively commented on its activities on social media.
March 7, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Strikes Russia, Occupied Crimea in Joint Strike
The attack on Wednesday morning targeted airfields and oil refineries in Russia’s Krasnodar region and occupied Crimea, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) said in a statement.
Feb. 26, 2025
War in Ukraine
NGO Slams ‘State Secrets’ Case Against Ukraine News Site
The independent news website Ukrainska Pravda announced late last month it was being investigated over comments it reported by the head of the security services saying Ukraine needed peace talks soon.
Feb. 4, 2025
Russia
EU Offers Financial Help for Displaced Russian, Belarusian Journalists
“Independent media plays a vital role in ensuring the continued flow of information to Russian audiences,” Brussels explains.
Feb. 4, 2025
US
Trump Launches His Revenge Tour, Putting the Crosshairs on Media Figures He Doesn’t Like
Having settled out of court with ABC News, the emboldened, twice-impeached US president now turns his legal sights on a Midwestern pollster and news outlets that aren’t quite to his liking.
Dec. 18, 2024