Section: Voice of America (USA)
Vietnam Advancing Ties With Russia to Hedge Against China, US
Scholars in Asia say Vietnam’s move this month to bolster defense ties with Russia will advance the Southeast Asian country’s pursuit of a multi-country foreign policy allowing it to depend on no single outside power.The country that has been challenged by France, the United States and China within the past decade welcomes Russian...
Bolton: Testimony Wouldn’t Have Changed Impeachment Outcome
Former national security adviser John Bolton on Wednesday denounced the House’s impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as “grossly partisan” and said his testimony would not have changed Trump’s acquittal in the Senate, as he continued to stay quiet on the details of a yet-to-be-released book.In his second...
Report: Intel Officials Say Russia Boosting Trump Candidacy
Intelligence officials say Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help President Donald Trump get re-elected, The New York Times reported Thursday.The Times said intelligence officials told lawmakers about the interference in a Feb. 13 closed-door briefing to the House Intelligence Committee. It said the disclosure angered Trump,...
Russia to Let in Chinese With Business Visas Amid Entry Ban
Russia’s entry ban for Chinese nationals will be partial and affect only those who travel with tourist, private, student or work visas, the country’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, clarifying the conditions of a sweeping entry ban for Chinese citizens announced the day before. Visitors with official, business, humanitarian or...
Trump Ousts Top Pentagon Official Who Certified Ukraine Aid
President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon’s top policy official who had certified last year that the Defense Department had seen enough anti-corruption progress in Ukraine to justify releasing congressionally authorized aid. John Rood resigned Wednesday, saying he was leaving at Trump’s request. The Trump administration’s...
Ministers Say Tehran Won’t Hand Over ‘Damaged’ Black Box of Downed Ukrainian Plane
The black box of a Ukrainian passenger airliner mistakenly shot down over Iran last month is damaged and Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, state media quoted top Iranian ministers as saying on Wednesday.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that he had “impressed upon” Iranian...
More Than 1,000 US Veterans Condemn Trump Over Vindman
A group of more than 1,100 U.S. military veterans from all five branches have signed a statement lashing out at President Donald Trump for firing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council.Vindman testified before a House committee during the Trump impeachment hearings in November. He expressed his concerns about Trump’s...
Putin Sacks Top Adviser and Ex-Ukraine Pointman Surkov
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sacked Vladislav Surkov, one of his chief advisers and the architect of Russia’s Ukraine policy who was viewed among the country’s most powerful men.The dismissal of the 55-year-old Surkin was announced on the Kremlin website but there was no indication of what his new job would be.In recent years,...
Government Troops, Rebels Exchange Fire in Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists blamed each other for an outbreak of fighting in the country’s rebel-held east on Tuesday.Ukraine’s military said in a statement that the separatists attempted to advance into the Ukraine-controlled territory but were repelled.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the attack as a...
Is The West Dying Or Thriving? U.S. And Europe Clash At Munich Conference
The United States and Europe appear deeply divided over the health of the transatlantic relationship following a key security conference in Germany over the weekend, attended by hundreds of political and military leaders from around the world.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened the conference with a speech that accused Washington of...
