Hero In Ukraine, Hated In Belarus
Mikhail Zhyzneuski, who was shot dead during the Euromaidan protests of 2014, is considered a hero in Ukraine. But in his home city of Homiel in Balarus, his grave has been vandalized and his family say they have been treated as pariahs.
"The bloodshed in the Sea of Azov comes at a time when the initial outrage at the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea seems to be subduing and European leaders have renewed their efforts to rebuild ties with Putin. Some have even called the European Union to lift the sanctions against Russia. Indeed, if the leading European minds start accepting the illegal annexation of Crimea as a fait accompli, why not to take a step further and turn the Sea of Azov into Russia’s inland waters?"
A video that was put together by RFE/RL's Stuart Greer:
'We Feel Like Little Insects': Families Separated By Barbed Wire On Ukraine-Russia Border
As tensions grow between Moscow and Kyiv, families living in two villages along the Ukraine-Russia border have been separated by a barbed-wire fence.
