RFE/RL reveals Ukraine’s top customs official lives in luxury: Mansions, cars, and lavish foreign schooling
The investigation exposes foreign villas, a million-dollar house near Kyiv and elite education that official income cannot explain.
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RFE/RL: Ukraine’s Top Court judge lives rent-free in luxury apartment her Russian niece bought – with barely any income
Judge Nadiia Stefaniv lives rent-free in a $375,000 Kyiv apartment owned by her Russian niece, who officially earned just $45,000 over eight years.
Radio Free Europe survives Trump-era funding freeze with EU aid
RFE/RL is still awaiting its May payment as it battles the Trump administration in court over a $75 million funding freeze.
Reuters: Radio Free Europe regains Trump-cut funding through court, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America file lawsuits
Trump defunded key US-financed media tools abroad earlier this month, forcing their journalists onto unpaid leave.
US reinstates funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after court’s decision
Trump administration reverses Radio Free Europe defunding, restoring federal grants amid legal challenges and global media policy debates.
The voice America gave me, the voice Trump just silenced
I have no gratitude to Trump. But I am infinitely grateful to every American who made the existence of this great organization that defended freedom possible.
When America abandons truth, the world must step up: Why we must defend VOA and RFE/RL journalists
We're opening our doors to these journalists—other media outlets must do the same.
Trump silences Voice of America and RFE/RL
Trump's administration cut funding for US-backed international media outlets broadcasting independent journalism to millions in authoritarian countries worldwide.
Investigation into Russian-orchestrated arson attacks leads to Russian terrorist threats in Ukraine
Hundreds of Ukrainian institutions evacuated after receiving terrorist threats via email after RFE/RL's investigation exposed Russian intelligence recruitment of Ukrainians for arson attacks on military vehicles.
Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna confirmed dead in Russian captivity
Roshchyna, a journalist working with RFE/RL, went missing in August 2023 while traveling to occupied territories and was slated for a prisoner exchange.
RFE/RL: Russian owners of Ukrainian loan companies may face license suspension
An investigation by Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, reveals that key owners of two companies in Ukraine's instant-loan sector hold Russian citizenship, potentially breaching Ukrainian banking regulations.
Ukrainian TV channel cries political pressure after backlash to airing “foreign” RFE/RL & BBC programs
The Ukrainian media Espreso TV is saying it is being pressured after the Ukrainian state media regulator scheduled…
“Different adventures and verdicts coming for Poroshenko.” What Zelenskyy told on his first year work anniversary
On 20 May, another rainy quarantine day in Kyiv, journalists gathered for an open-air press conference devoted to…