As Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US
BRUSSELS — s the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its own neighborhood and is preparing to tackle…
Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise over US backing for Ukraine
NEW YORK — Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Trump said Zelenskyy asked for the meeting. The visit is set…
Push for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries
According to the International Energy Agency, the world now invests almost twice as much in clean energy as it does in fossil fuels. But with that shift comes environmental risks related to the mining of critical minerals. VOA’s Jessica Stone…
Ukraine shoots down 66 of 78 Russian drones
Ukraine’s military said Thursday it shot down 66 of 78 Russian drones launched in overnight attacks, along with all four guided missiles fired by Russian forces. The intercepts took place over the Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad, Kyiv,…
Zelenskyy meets Biden, Harris amid Republican allegation of election interference
White House — Partisan politics ahead of America’s November presidential election intruded Thursday on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss U.S. support for the war in Ukraine. From the White…
Zelenskyy to discuss plan for winning war in White House talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to discuss his plans for winning the war against Russia as he meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House. Among the expected topics is Ukraine’s request for weapons donors to…
UK foreign secretary: ‘We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ukrainians’
NEW YORK — Among the issues on the agenda for world leaders who gathered this week for the United Nations General Assembly is Russia’s war against Ukraine. In an interview in New York with VOA’s Ukrainian Service, U.K. Foreign Secretary…
OECD sees global economy ‘turning corner’ toward growth
The global economy has stabilized after several years of inflation-fueled volatility and is on pace to grow at a 3.2% rate over the next two years, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development…
US House Speaker wants Ukraine’s ambassador fired over Zelenskyy ammunition plant visit
Washington — The Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fire his ambassador to the United States over Zelenskyy’s trip this week to a factory in Pennsylvania. “I demand that you…
UN: Russia muzzling dissent amid climate of fear, repression
Geneva — As Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine grinds on for a third year, a United Nations report says all dissenting voices in the Russian Federation have been muzzled, civic and political rights have been shut down, and the human…