In case you missed this photo gallery the first time around:
A Week With Ukraine's Volunteer Fighters
These images document a week in the lives of the men in a volunteer nationalist battalion fighting against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. While many volunteer battalions were absorbed into the official Ukrainian military, some are still on the front lines, operating in unofficial relationships with government forces. These men are positioned in a rundown building just outside Donetsk, where the war drags on despite an official cease-fire agreement. The photos were taken in early October 2016.
A Week With Ukraine's Volunteer Fighters
More on tomorrow's summit from RFE/RL's News Desk:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he does not have "very high expectations" ahead of a four-way summit to address the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
"I'm very optimistic about the future of Ukraine, but unfortunately not so optimistic about tomorrow's meeting," Poroshenko said on October 18 in Oslo.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited Poroshenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and President Francois Hollande of France to Berlin on October 19 to "assess the implementation” of the Minsk agreements, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said.
Seibert said they will also “discuss further steps" in the process toward ending the Ukraine crisis.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was “[too] early to speak about any specific agreement."
Needless to say, Ukraine gets a mention in this piece:
As Ukraine still grapples with corruption, some activists in Kyiv have staged a demonstration aimed at getting politicians to publicly declare their business interests. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service has this video report:
Red Underwear For Poroshenko At Kyiv Demo
Activists had an outsized pair of red underpants ready for the Ukrainian president, in an effort to encourage him to submit a declaration of interests.
