Section: US & Canada
Under Shadow of War With Russia, Ukraine Celebrates Independence
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s celebration Saturday of its Independence Day marks 28 years since the country split from the Soviet Union. But freedom hasn’t come easy for Ukraine. And the country’s freedom struggle isn’t over. For more than five years, Ukrainian troops have been bogged down in a war in the country’s eastern...
Little Free Pantry
There’s a movement underway in America to help those in need with daily household supplies and food, and it helps connect those who can give with those in need, though they may never meet one another. Hashtags: little, free, pantry. VOA Ukrainian; Reporter: Nataliya Leonova; Camera: Oleksii Osyka; Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki …read more...
Russian Doctor Has Trace of Radiation After Explosion
Over Russian 100 medical workers who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military testing range have undergone checks and one man has been found with a trace of radiation, officials said Friday.The Aug. 8 incident at the Russian navy’s range in Nyonoksa on the White Sea killed two servicemen and five nuclear engineers...
Russian Court Extends Detention of former US Marine Accused of Espionage
A Russian court has extended by more than two months the detention of a former U.S. Marine accused of espionage.In a closed hearing in Moscow’s Lefortovo Court Friday, the presiding judge prolonged Paul Whelan’s detention until October 29th — the latest phase in an eight-month investigation by the country’s Federal Security...
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019 G7 Summit
The 45th annual G7 Summit is set to kick off on Aug. 24 in the seaside town of Biarritz in France. For two days, leaders from the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Japan, as well as top E.U. officials, will discuss global challenges involving foreign policy, the economy, the protection of the environment. The aim of the meeting is to...
The Lasting Lesson of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Thirty years ago this week, on August 23, 1989, more than 2 million citizens of the Baltic republics of the U.S.S.R. engineered one of the most dramatic and successful mass protests in Soviet history. Men, women, and children linked hands in a continuous human chain more than 400 miles long that they called the “Baltic Way,” connecting the...
What Does the G7 Stand For?
Heads of state are meeting on Saturday for a two-day summit in the southern French city of Biarritz. President Emmanuel Macron is this year’s host and wants the meeting to focus on fighting inequality and protecting biodiversity and climate. Here’s everything you need to know about the conference of world leaders. What does G7 stand...
Ukraine, Russia Reportedly Preparing To Exchange Dozens Of Prisoners
Kyiv and Moscow are reportedly preparing a prisoner exchange that would see each side swapping 33 detainees, possibly including Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian forces late last year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Molotov-Ribbentrop: The Pact That Changed Europe’s Borders
Eighty years ago — on the night of August 23, 1939 — Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing a nonaggression pact in Moscow that also contained a secret protocol carving up Eastern Europe into mutual spheres of influence. A week later, World War II began. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US, Russia Bicker Over Collapse of INF Treaty at UN
The United States and Russia traded accusations Thursday at the U.N. Security Council over the recent collapse of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.“We are here today because the Russian Federation preferred a world in which the United States continued to fulfill its INF Treaty obligations, while the Russian Federation did not,”...
