‘Before Bucha Was Abkhazia’: Georgians link past Russian atrocities with Ukraine invasion
Tbilisi, Georgia — Campaigners in Georgia are seeking to highlight atrocities committed by invading Russian troops and allied militias during the early 1990s, which they say should have been a warning of the dangers posed by Russia long before Moscow’s…
Ukraine begins talks to join European Union
The European Union and Ukraine began membership talks Tuesday, a process that could take years and which Russia has historically tried to prevent. The talks come a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to keep Ukraine from forming…
Georgians link past Russian atrocities with Ukraine invasion
Campaigners in Georgia are seeking to highlight past atrocities committed by invading Russian troops and allied militias during the early 1990s, which they say should have acted as a warning of the dangers posed by Russia, long before Moscow’s full-scale…
ICC issues arrest warrant for former Russian defense minister Shoigu
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for former Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the Russian military’s general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov. The ICC said Tuesday there are “reasonable grounds to believe that the two…
US expected to announce $150M in new military aid for Ukraine
Pentagon — The U.S. is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $150 million as soon as Tuesday, two U.S. officials tell VOA. The package is being provided to Kyiv under the presidential…
For Ukraine’s older workers, war opens hope for ending age discrimination
As in many countries, job seekers in Ukraine who are in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers. One organization is trying to change that by taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage. For VOA, Lesia…
How Biden, Trump differ over Ukraine policy
U.S. presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump meet Thursday for the first of their two scheduled debates. Russia’s war on Ukraine is expected to be one of the top foreign policy questions. VOA’s Tatiana Vorozhko looks at how the…
Ukraine says new EU sanctions will ‘further strangle Putin’s war economy’
The European Union approved Monday its 14th round of sanctions against Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The package includes a ban on the practice of reloading Russian liquefied natural gas in an EU country which is…
Ukraine, Russia trade lethal attacks
Ukraine and Russia traded new lethal attacks Sunday as their war neared the 28-month mark. Five people, including two children, were killed by falling debris and another 124 were wounded when Russian forces shot down five Ukrainian missiles in Sevastopol,…
Russian air strike damages Ukrainian power facilities, injures 2
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in the southeast and west of the country and injuring at least two energy workers, Ukrainian officials…