Section: US & Canada
Eastern EU Initiative Possible Salve for Strained US-NATO Ties
This story originated in VOA’s Serbian service. WASHINGTON — Despite its “America First” policies and general drift toward disengagement from foreign commitments, the Trump administration appears to have found an international enterprise it likes. Known as the Three Seas Initiative, the four-year-old effort aims to enhance energy and...
Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the hands of terrorists or drug cartels, posing a threat to U.S. civil aviation. Man-portable air defense systems, or “MANPADS,” are a particularly chilling threat in the...
Pence Tears Into Germany, Turkey on NATO Anniversary
Tensions soared Wednesday between the United States and two of its NATO partners, Germany and Turkey, as the alliance opened a 70th birthday celebration aimed at showing a united front against a resurgent Russia. Hours before foreign ministers from the 29-member Western alliance opened talks in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence delivered a...
Poll: Majority Of Russians Support Crimea Annexation, But Worry About Economic Effects
A new poll shows that a majority of Russians still support the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula, but far fewer back any similar move toward the parts of the war-torn eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk held by Russia backed separatists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump Learns to Live With NATO—and Vice Versa
Two-plus years into the Trump presidency, NATO is learning to live with the U.S. president, and vice versa. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has been praised for his deft touch with Trump—for making him feel his concerns are heard even as he defends NATO’s value. For his part, Trump has long been skeptical of military alliances,...
Kyiv Says Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Conflict In East
Ukraine says two of its soldiers have been killed and two others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Joe Biden’s additional problems: Ukraine, China and his son
by WorldTribune Staff, April 3, 2019 While what is being called his inappropriate behavior toward women and young girls is dominating the headlines, Joe Biden also faces major corruption issues involving China, Ukraine and his son Hunter, analysts say. Peter Schweizer, Government Accountability Institute president and author of bestselling book...
Adviser to comedian-candidate says Ukraine ripe for change
The thriving presidential campaign of Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy may seem improbable, but his campaign adviser says the country is at the point where it needs reforms from untraditional sources …read more Source: ABC...
Adviser to comedian-candidate says Ukraine ripe for change
…read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine Bans All Flights To Russia After Opposition Politicians’ Moscow Visit
The Ukrainian government has banned unscheduled flights to Russia after a recent visit to Moscow by two opposition politicians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
