Section: Voice of America (USA)
Facebook Says It Dismantles Russian Intelligence Operation Targeting Ukraine
Facebook on Wednesday said it had suspended a network of accounts used by Russian military intelligence to seed false narratives online targeting Ukraine and other countries in Eastern Europe.”Although the people behind this network attempted to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation found links to Russian military...
Ukraine-Based Crimean Tatar TV Channel Blames Lack of State Funding for Imminent Closure
Ukraine’s first and currently only television channel in the Crimean Tatar language says it is on the brink of shutting down operations due to lack of government funding.ATR hasn’t received $2 million that the government allocated for the channel in this year’s state budget, a statement by the channel said on Feb. 10.The channel...
Rouhani Urges Iranians to Vote as Country Marks Islamic Revolution
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has used a speech marking the 41th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution to encourage Iranian voters to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections.Tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns on Tuesday for the annual celebrations amid rising public...
Putin Picks New Ukraine Negotiator After Ties Thaw a Little
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a senior Ukrainian-born Russian official was now in charge of managing Moscow’s relations with Ukraine, a move likely to be seen by some politicians in Kyiv as further evidence of a slight thaw in ties.President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of...
Ukrainian President Fires Chief of Staff, Appoints Aide Who Met With Giuliani
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has dismissed the chief of his administration, Andriy Bohdan, and replaced him with Andriy Yermak, an aide whose name has been linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani.The presidential decrees on relieving Bohdan from his duties and appointing Yermak were signed on...
US Scrutinizing Information Ahead of 2020 Election, Including From Giuliani
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday confirmed that the Justice Department has received information from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani ahead of the November election, but that anything originating from Ukraine should not be taken “at face value.”Barr spoke at a news conference a day after Senate...
Trump Again Proposes Big Cut to Foreign Aid
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a 21% cut in aid the United States provides to foreign countries, with a budget request of $44.1 billion for such programs, compared with $55.7 billion enacted in fiscal 2020.Lawmakers and others predict Trump’s plan to cut one-fifth of foreign aid from the current level will...
US Counterintel Strategy Emphasizes Protection of Democracy
A new counterintelligence strategy released Monday ranks fighting foreign influence in U.S. elections and countering the theft of research and innovation among the top national security priorities over the next two years.In focusing on foreign interference in elections, the strategy touches on a sensitive subject for President Donald Trump. The...
Ukraine Minister Sees No Preparations for New Russia Talks, Has Low Expectations
Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Monday he saw no preparations taking place for a promised summit over the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, adding that he had little hope it would make any progress even if it goes ahead.The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met in Paris in December to discuss the long-running Ukraine crisis...
Barr: Justice Department Has Process to Take Ukraine Info From Giuliani
Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department is taking information that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is gathering in Ukraine about the president’s Democratic rival Joe Biden and his son.But Barr cautioned that federal officials have “to be very careful” with information coming...
