Section: Voice of America (USA)
US Treasury Chief Urges Ukraine to Keep Working on Debt Restructuring
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday encouraged Ukrainian leaders to keep working on restructuring their debt, saying IMF loans require everyone to make a “shared sacrifice.” Lew met in Washington Tuesday with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko. Both came to Washington to push the...
Jeb Bush: Russian Aggression Requires Stronger US Action
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is warning Russia’s Vladimir Putin that a Bush presidency would mean a more active U.S. role in countering Russian aggression, especially in Ukraine and eastern Europe. In excerpts released before Bush’s speech Tuesday to a prominent European economic conference, Bush says: “Who can doubt...
In Donetsk, Frequent Shelling Fuels Distrust
Yekaterina Ivanovna had just fallen asleep in her home here Saturday when a boom outside her door jarred her. Shells fall almost every night in this part of town, north of the city’s train station, according to residents. Ivanovna said she didn’t know where this one came from and was relieved it hurt no one. But there’s no...
Civilians Under Fire in Donetsk Face Uncertain Future
While ongoing fighting in east Ukraine threatens a hard-won peace deal, war-weary civilians are caught in the crossfire. In areas held by Russia-backed rebels, many tend to blame authorities in Kyiv, but most seem more interested in peace than breaking away from Ukraine. As VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from rebel-held Donetsk, even if peace...
On The Scene: Civilians Under Fire in Donetsk Face Uncertain Future
While ongoing fighting in east Ukraine threatens a hard-won peace deal, war-weary civilians are caught in the crossfire. In areas held by Russia-backed rebels, many tend to blame authorities in Kyiv, but most seem more interested in peace than breaking away from Ukraine. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from rebel-held Donetsk. …read more...
Obama: G7 Agrees to Keep Russia Sanctions
U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia’s actions in Ukraine are hurting Moscow and the Russian people. He said leaders at the G7 summit agree that sanctions on Russia will remain in place as long as the Minsk cease-fire agreement is being violated. …read more Source: Voice of...
G7 Summit Continues with Energy Talks
Leaders at the G7 summit in Germany are meeting for a second and final day Monday with a focus on climate and energy issues, and talks with their counterparts from African nations. Before the summit opened Sunday, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held their own talks where the White House said they agreed that how long...
Obama: ‘Difficult Challenges’ at G-7
President Barack Obama says he and other leaders at the G-7 summit in Germany are discussing what he says is a list of “difficult challenges” that include standing up to Russian aggression in Ukraine and violent extremism. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with the president and has this report from the site of the G-7...
G7 Summit Starts in Germany
The leaders of the world’s seven leading industralized nations meet in the Bavarian Alps, with continued fighting in Ukraine and the Greek debt crisis weighing heavily on the annual summit. …read more Source: Voice of...
Obama in Germany for G7 Summit
The leaders of seven major industrialized countries are in Germany for their annual summit, with issues as varied as the economy, climate change and world crises on their agenda. Traditional German music greeted U.S. President Barack Obama as he joined summit host Chancellor Angela Merkel for a visit to a local village Sunday morning. Within a...
