Section: Voice of America (USA)
Hungary Approves Transit of Russian Military Goods to Serbia
Inspecting 10 newly arrived Russian armored vehicles at a Serbian Army base in Nis, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for “strengthening” Belgrade’s military.Flown to Serbia via Hungarian airspace aboard Russian transport planes, the small fleet of BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicles were...
UN Report: Conflicts Kill and Hurt a Record 12,000 Children
More than 12,000 children were killed and injured in armed conflicts last year – a record number – with Afghanistan, the Palestinians, Syria and Yemen topping the casualty list, according to a new U.N. report.The deaths and injuries were among more than 24,000 “grave violations” against children verified by the United...
Macron to Host Putin Next Month ahead of G-7 Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month, days before hosting a Group of Seven summit with the leaders of rich democracies.Macron’s office said Sunday the meeting with Putin will take place Aug. 19 at the Fort de Bregancon presidential retreat on the Mediterranean Sea.Macron...
Hungary’s Top Diplomat: Illegal Migrants Threaten European Civilization
This story originated in VOA’s Russian service. Pete Cobus reported from Washington. Some information is from Reuters. NEW YORK – Hungary’s foreign minister is objecting to the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in neighboring Ukraine, even as he defends his government’s goal of preserving Hungary’s own ethnic identity...
Trump Congratulates Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on Parliamentary Elections
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on holding parliamentary elections which Zelenskiy’s party won, and offered U.S. help to promote reforms in Ukraine, Zelenskiy’s office said on Thursday.Zelenskiy, a television sitcom star who was elected in a landslide in May, called an early...
Ukraine Seizes Russian Tanker It Says Was Implicated in Sailors’ Detention
With reporting by Christopher Miller in Kyiv. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it has seized a Russian tanker that Moscow allegedly used to block three Ukrainian naval vessels before detaining them and 24 Ukrainian sailors in November near Crimea.The SBU said in a statement posted on its Facebook page July 25 that an investigation...
EU President-Elect in Poland for Talks on Migration, Law
European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen met with Poland’s prime minister Thursday to discuss the executive body’s agenda for when she takes the helm later this year, including the sticky points of migration and rule of law.Before the talks Von der Leyen, who takes up her post on Nov. 1, said she did not expect to find...
Ukrainian President’s Party on Course to Win Majority in Parliamentary Poll
Servant of the People, the party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, appears on course to win a parliamentary majority after some 44 percent of votes have been counted, according to data from the Central Election Commission.The comedian-turned-president’s party was in the lead in around 125 out of 199 constituencies in Ukraine, the...
Zelenskiy’s Party Leads In Ukrainian Parliamentary Election
The party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the most votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election giving the president a mandate to carry out sweeping changes in the country beset by conflict and high-level corruption. The former comedian and TV celebrity won a landslide victory in the April 21 presidential election and has called...
Ukraine Goes To Polls In Early Election Intended to Consolidate New President’s Power
Ukrainians are going to the polls Sunday to cast their ballots in a snap parliamentary election that could consolidate the power of its recently elected president. A tidal wave of popular support in April carried Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian who played the president on a popular television comedy, to Ukraine’s highest office. “By...
