Section: Voice of America (USA)
US Sending Long-Awaited Funds to Boost Ukraine Military
The United States is moving ahead with millions of dollars in aid for Ukraine’s military, money that had until now been held up by the White House.White House officials Thursday confirmed the release of $250 million in funding from the Pentagon and another $141 million in financial assistance from the State Department shortly before...
Senators: Trump Administration Reinstates Military Aid for Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s administration has released $250 million in military aid for Ukraine, U.S. senators said on Thursday, after lawmakers from both parties expressed anger that the White House had held up money approved by Congress.Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Appropriations Committee said the White House released...
Lawmaker: Congress Would Restore Ukraine Military Aid
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. Nataliya Leonova reported from Washington and Myroslava Gongadze reported from Kyiv.WASHINGTON/KYIV, UKRAINE — A senior Republican member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says that even if President Donald Trump refuses to unfreeze $250 million in military aid for Ukraine,...
US Senators: Congress Likely to Restore Aid to Ukraine
Republican and Democratic senators said Tuesday they expected the U.S. Congress would pass legislation restoring $250 million in military aid for Ukraine if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to block the assistance.“If he decides not to spend this money, I truly am fairly confident, that, on a bipartisan basis, Congress will...
In ‘Women Make Film,’ a 14-Hour Epic of an Overlooked History
The length of Mark Cousin’s 14-hour documentary “Women Make Film” is itself a statement. The work of female filmmakers throughout cinema history is too rich and too vast for anything less.Cousins’ epic film, which has been playing throughout the Toronto International Film Festival, is not a chronological history but a personal, roving...
Ukraine President Meets Tycoon Kolomoisky Amid Concerns Over Business Ties
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on Tuesday, the president’s office said, the first reported meeting since Zelenskiy’s inauguration in May between the two men who had long-standing business ties.The president’s relationship with Kolomoisky, one of the richest businessman in...
Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap: Step Toward Peace or False Dawn?
The prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia Saturday has prompted hopes that Moscow and Kyiv are ready for serious talks to end a more than five-year war in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine — a Moscow-fomented conflict that’s claimed more than 13,000 lives.As the exchange unfolded, which included the release by Russia of 24 sailors...
US House Panel to Consider Formalizing Trump Impeachment Probe
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee said on Monday it will consider steps this week to formalize an investigation that could lead to the impeachment of President Donald Trump.The panel, which hopes to decide whether to recommend Trump’s impeachment to the full House by year-end, will meet on Thursday to...
Dark ‘Joker’ Wins Top Venice Film Festival Prize
Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season.Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the Lido. The Golden Lion...
Ukraine Defense Firm Caught Up in US-China Rivalry Probed for ‘Subversion’
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian service. Some information is from Reuters and RFE. VOA Ukrainian’s Tatiana Vorozhko contributed reporting. WASHINGTON – Ukrainian security officials have a launched an investigation into “subversive” activities by one of the Eastern European country’s defense contractors...
