Moscow aims to exploit US-Europe rift, experts warn
As European Union leaders prepare for emergency talks to ramp up military spending after the Trump administration suspended aid to Ukraine, several Russia experts say Moscow is trying to capitalize on fragmenting Western cohesion. Following last week’s televised Oval Office…
Ukraine faces demining about 25% of its territory
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, it must now deal with clearing landmines across more than an estimated one-quarter of its territory, including farmland. From Kyiv, Lesia Bakalets reports on the challenges Ukraine faces removing the mines…
Sanctions and war in Ukraine top Russian tourists’ concerns
You do not hear much from Russian civilians in international media as Russia’s government restricts foreign reporters working in the country. For VOA, Genia Dulot met with some Russian tourists visiting the Indian Ocean republic of Maldives to hear what…
Can Europe arm Ukraine now that US has halted military aid?
LONDON — Ukrainians reacted with alarm on Tuesday to Washington’s announcement that it is halting military aid shipments to the country with immediate effect, a move that the Trump administration said was aimed at forcing all sides to the negotiating…
Can Europe arm Ukraine now that US has halted military aid?
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a “pause” Monday to military aid shipments to Ukraine with immediate effect, which his administration said was aimed at forcing all sides to peace talks. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, European leaders have said…
Rearming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
European Union leaders will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday in Brussels to discuss boosting defense spending for Ukraine, as well as Europe’s own security in the face of Russia. The meeting comes amid fears that the United…
Rearming Europe? EU tested to turn talk into action
Paris — With Washington’s sudden pause on military aid to Ukraine as a backdrop, worried European Union leaders meet in Brussels Thursday to discuss steps to beef up EU defenses against Russia. “The question is no longer whether Europe’s security…
S Korean lawmaker says N Korean POW wants ‘normal life’ in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean lawmaker said Tuesday that a North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine wanted to live a “normal life” in the South, after Seoul vowed to offer citizenship to Pyongyang’s troops. In January, Seoul’s National…
Trump urges Zelenskyy to ‘make a deal’ to end conflict
Europe is scrambling to take the lead in planning an end to the Ukraine conflict, and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday paused all military aid to Ukraine after a contentious Oval Office meeting last week where he castigated Ukraine’s…
6.8 million Ukrainian refugees remain globally; fewer than half plan to return
As Ukraine’s war enters its fourth year, 6.8 million Ukrainians remain refugees. Researchers say fewer than half plan to return when the war ends. From Kyiv, Lesia Bakalets reports on what can be done to encourage more of them to…