Section: Voice of America (USA)
Amnesty: Abduction, Torture Are Rampant in Eastern Ukraine
The human rights group Amnesty International says dozens of people in eastern Ukraine have been abducted and tortured by armed pro-Russian separatist groups in recent months. Ukrainian government forces are also accused of abuses. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
Amnesty: Abduction, Torture Rampant in Eastern Ukraine
Human rights group Amnesty International says dozens of people in eastern Ukraine have been abducted and tortured by armed pro-Russian separatist groups in recent months. Ukrainian government forces are also accused of abuses. Several weeks after she was abducted and tortured, pro-Ukrainian activist Hannah still wears bandages to treat her...
Ukrainian Troops Killed in Rebel Missile Attack
A rocket attack by pro-Russian rebels on a border post on Ukraine’s border with Russia on Friday may have killed as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, an Interior Ministry adviser said, promising swift retribution from Kyiv. President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting to discuss what could be the deadliest rebel attack on...
Merkel, Putin May Meet on World Cup Final Sidelines
German Chancellor Angela Merkel may hold brief talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin when both attend the soccer World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, Merkel’s spokesman said on Friday. “It is certainly possible that there will be a meeting and a short conversation with President Putin, but due to the tight schedule it is...
Ukraine Rebel Commander Says Will Not Pull Out of Donetsk
An enigmatic Russian leading separatist rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk made a rare appearance in public on Thursday to say he would not abandon the city though he defended his decision to pull out of the stronghold of Slaviansk. Igor Girkin, a Muscovite who has the nom de guerre of Igor Strelkov, has been criticized by some other...
Faltering Germany Casts Cloud Over Fragile Euro Zone
Germany’s faltering economy has cast further doubt over the euro zone’s prospects for recovery this year, with no other big country strong enough to pick up the slack. Since late last year, the 18 countries using the euro have been climbing steadily out of a two-year recession. But just as the bloc appeared to be turning the corner,...
Kremlin: Russia, France, Germany Want New Ukraine Truce
The leaders of France and Germany backed Russia by calling for a new cease-fire in eastern Ukraine on Thursday but told President Vladimir Putin to prevent separatist fighters and arms crossing the border into Ukraine. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Putin it was important to reach a political solution...
Ukraine’s President Vows to Take Back East from Pro-Russia Rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has visited troops in the eastern part of the country where the military forced out pro-Russia rebels. While the two sides prepare for what could be a final battle, Moscow and Kyiv say a negotiated ceasefire is still possible – though some political analysts say Russia’s strategic objective is to...
US Officials Pressed on Russian-Ukrainian Conflict, Sanctions
“Too little too late” has been a common refrain on Capitol Hill regarding America’s response to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and one repeated Wednesday by Republican Senator Bob Corker as he and fellow members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled senior U.S. officials. While the Obama administration insists that...
Ukrainians Use Humor to Help Get Through Crisis
As Ukrainians have lived through months of turmoil including the ouster of their president, a Russian invasion and a Russian-backed separatist uprising, they have used humor to help them get through. VOA’s Al Pessin found this out when he visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, known as Ukraine’s “Capital of Humor.”...
