Section: Voice of America (USA)
Ukraine Delays Russian Aid Convoy
Ukrainian authorities have delayed the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, but efforts are under way to allow the stalled convoy to proceed, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. The convoy has been stuck at the Russia-Ukraine border for a week because Ukraine is worried that it could be used to deliver...
Ukraine, Russian Presidents to Meet in Belarus
The Ukrainian and Russian presidents will meet with European Union representatives in Belarus next week, in an effort to reach a deal that would end fighting in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian government forces appear to be closing in on the remaining pro-Russian separatist strongholds in the region. Zlatica Hoke has more. …read more...
Amid Defiant Russian Sanctions, Serious Doubts About Economic Future
This is the season of economic discontent in Russia, with Moscow and the West tit-for-tatting sanctions in response to the ongoing Russian-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin issued a not-so-subtle threat this week that it might impose sanctions on car imports if United States and its Western partners slapped new restrictions on...
Russia Shuts 4 McDonald’s Restaurants Amid Ukraine Tensions
Russia ordered the temporary closure of four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow on Wednesday, a decision it said was over sanitary violations but which comes against a backdrop of worsening U.S.-Russian ties over Ukraine. The four restaurants ordered to suspend operations by the state food safety watchdog included the first ever...
Europe’s Food Industry Looks to Compensate for Russian Embargo
The European Commission is taking exceptional measures to help fruit and vegetable growers reeling from a new Russian embargo against selected food imports. The aim is to avoid a glut in local European markets, as the West and Russia fight an economic war over the crisis in Ukraine. You need a heavy coat to walk around the cavernous warehouse of...
9 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Violence
Ukrainian forces fought street battles with separatist rebels in the eastern town of Ilovaisk overnight into Wednesday as they sought to isolate rebel strongholds near the Russian border, an Interior Ministry official said. Nine pro-Ukrainian volunteer fighters, supporting Kyiv’s forces, were killed in the fighting in Ilovaisk, which lies...
In Ukraine, Fear and Distrust Remain Where Fighting has Stopped
As the Ukrainian military reclaims control of eastern cities from pro-Russian separatists, residents are getting a chance to rebuild their lives. In the town of Kramatorsk in Donetsk province, a sense of fear is still in the air, and distrust of the government in Kyiv still runs deep. In a leafy neighborhood of Kramatorsk, residents are cleaning...
Dutch Review Energy Ties With Russia After MH17 Crash
The Netherlands is reviewing its extensive energy ties with Russia after the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine a month ago in an attack that killed nearly 200 Dutch nationals, officials and analysts said. Successive Dutch governments boosted political and economic ties with Russia, which has become a leading fuel...
In Ukraine, Government, Rebels Trade Blame for Civilian Deaths
Pro-Moscow separatists and Ukrainian government officials are swapping accusations over who was behind a rocket strike on a convoy of civilians as it left the eastern city of Luhansk. The circumstances remain murky and the allegations being made by the combatants can’t be independently verified. Ukraine’s security spokesman Colonel...
Ukrainian Businesses Look for Alternatives to Russia
With tensions continuing to rise with Russia, Ukrainian businesses are looking for opportunities elsewhere. VOA’s Gabe Joselow reports on the economic changes taking place in Ukraine from the eastern town of Kharkiv, near the Russian border. …read more Source: Voice of...
