Section: US & Canada
Analysts: Ukraine Dispute Not Likely to Cut Russian Gas Sales to Europe
Analysts tell VOA that Russia should not make any attempt to interrupt natural gas deliveries to Europe as part of its dispute with Ukraine. Russia loses in any attempt to interrupt the flow of natural gas to Europe, said two analysts who spoke with VOA. Russia cut off the flow of natural gas to Ukraine this week after Kyiv failed to pay $2...
Russia Arms Ukraine Secessionists, Again
When Crimea broke away from Ukraine, after the uprising in Kyiv that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, Russia denied sending soldiers and weapons to boost the secessionist forces. Now, as James Brooke reports for VOA from Moscow, the Kremlin is trying the same tactic in the Russian-leaning areas of southeastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
In Ukraine, Divisions Not Necessarily About Language
From the outside, the crisis in Ukraine appears to be drawn along ethnic and linguistic lines – between Russian-speakers who identify with Russia and Ukrainian-speakers who identify with Ukraine. But during a recent visit, VOA’s Al Pessin found out it’s not so simple. …read more Source: Voice of...
US Pledges $10m to Fight Ukraine Corruption
The head of the U.S. government’s development agency has announced new financial support for anti-corruption initiatives in Ukraine. The visiting USAID chief said America stands by Ukraine in its quest to enact reform. While in Kyiv, USAID Director Rajiv Shah pledged $10 million in additional support for beleaguered Ukraine. He said much of...
UK Scrambles Jets to Intercept Russian Planes Near Baltics
Britain said on Wednesday it had scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept seven Russian military aircraft flying near the Baltic states as tensions between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis remained high. NATO last month tripled the number of fighter jets patrolling the Baltics to beef up the alliance’s defenses in Eastern...
UN Official: Separatists Driving E. Ukraine into Dead End
Armed separatists in eastern Ukraine have achieved nothing but the creation of a climate of insecurity which is ruining their own region, U.N. Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay said on Wednesday. A 58-page U.N. report from her office, covering the period from May 7 to June 7, finds a significant deterioration of the human rights situation in the...
RFERL Video Roundup – June 18
The Russian foreign minister calls for a lasting cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, Moscow mourns television crew members killed in Ukraine, Pakistani and Tajik leaders discuss energy and transportation projects, plus stories from Kyrgyzstan and Georgia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Cease-fire to ease crisis
Ukraine’s President on Wednesday announced that he will implement a unilateral cease-fire to ease the crisis in the restive eastern part of the country. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian National Guard Soldier: ‘We’re Used As Cannon Fodder’
A member of Ukraine’s National Guard has complained about a lack of proper military planning as troops fight the separatist insurgency in the country’s east. The unidentified soldier, whose voice has been altered for this video, pleaded with the government to provide more professional support for Ukrainian military operations....
U.N. Report Details Casualties in Eastern Ukraine
A total of 356 people were known to have been killed since mid-April and thousands have fled their homes amid rising violence, insecurity and crime, the report said. …read more Source: The New York...
