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A court in Russia has found opposition politician Alexey Navalny guilty of embezzlement and contempt charges and sentenced him to nine years in prison. Judge Margarita Kotova announced the verdict on Tuesday at the penal colony outside Moscow where Navalny is being held. Prosecutors had asked for a prison sentence of 13 years. Navalny was …
Despite the war, education is still happening full time in thirteen areas of Ukraine, and part time in eight. It is mainly done remotely, and children can log in to their classes from anywhere in Ukraine or around the world. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …
As the war unfolds in Ukraine, the owner of Amazing Piñatas in Los Angeles, has found a creative way to help Ukrainian refugees. Originally from Nicaragua, Lorena Robletto tells VOA’s Verónica Villafañe why she wants to help. …
Japan is protesting Russia’s decision to break off negotiations formally ending nearly eight decades of lingering hostilities from World War II because of Tokyo’s response over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The two nations have been trying to reach a peace treaty for years to resolve a disputed chain of islands off Japan’s northern island of …
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A Russian court found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of large-scale fraud on Tuesday, a move likely to see the time that President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic spends in jail extended by years. Navalny is already serving a two-and-a-half sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for parole violations related to charges …
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Zelenskyy says he’s ready for negotiations with Putin …
One million tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be sold for $26.50 (24 euros) each with availability for all 32 sports, organizers said Monday. The Paris proposal to the International Olympic Committee sets the basic price lower than that of the 2012 London Olympics, where the tickets cost more than $31. “This is something …
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Full developments of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine …
The European Union’s top diplomat said Monday that he has ordered the suspension of combat training for soldiers in Mali until he receives guarantees from the government there that the trainees will not be working with Russian mercenaries. Rebel Malian troops have launched two military coups in recent years. The junta has postponed elections meant …
Read more “EU Freezes Some Mali Army Training Over Mercenary Concerns”
As the Ukraine crisis continues, the West is rethinking its dependence on Russian energy, analysts say. According to Russian thinking, Europe’s energy dependence on Moscow would prevent it from interfering with Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Yet on February 22, two days before the invasion, Germany halted the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas …
Read more “Analysis: Ukraine Crisis Reshaping Global Energy Flows”
The European Commission is set to delay the publication of proposals on sustainable farming and nature that were expected this week, with the impact of the war in Ukraine on food supply leading some countries to question the European Union’s environmental push. The EU’s “Green Deal” is overhauling all sectors, including agriculture, which produces roughly …
Read more “Ukraine War Delays EU Sustainable Farming Proposals”
While much of the world is focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts warn that nations should not ignore Islamist militants, who are increasing attacks in Africa’s Sahel region and spreading to West Africa’s coastal states. Since 2020, terror groups linked to Islamic State and al-Qaida have carried out attacks against Ivorian forces. In response …
Read more “International Community Trains Ivorian Forces in Preparation for Terror Threat”
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Anhelina sat and prayed in the basement of her home in Bucha after Russian forces overran her small town north of Kyiv this month after fierce fighting. “There was no light, water, or gas. It was impossible to go out because they shoot. People were being shot around the house, which is a terrible sound, …
Read more “Life Under Russian Occupation: Hunger, Fear and Abductions “
OSLO — Norway’s Equinor has shut its Snorre B oil platform as a precautionary measure following an earthquake in the North Sea, although no damage has been reported so far, the company said Monday. It was not yet clear when Snorre B, which produces between 30,000-35,000 barrels per day of oil, could resume normal operation, …
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A critical week for diplomacy, as US President Joe Biden heads to Europe for a special NATO summit aimed at defusing the conflict in Ukraine and imposing more consequences on Russia for invading their Western neighbor. European nations fear this conflict could spread into their territory. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington, …
Read more “Biden Heads to Europe to Meet with NATO, EU, G7 Heads Over Ukraine”
Forced civilian deportations from Ukraine’s besieged port town of Mariupol to Russia are “unconscionable,” U.S. officials said Sunday after authorities in Kyiv and Mariupol’s mayor accused Moscow of transporting thousands of people against their will. The claims are unverified so far but earlier this month Kyiv rejected an offer from Moscow to create “humanitarian corridors” …
Government says Russian invasion is a threat to international rules-based order …
Zelenskyy says he’s ready for negotiations with Putin …
Russia has given Ukraine until the early hours of Monday to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready for peace negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, a short time later, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk rejected the ultimatum. “There can be no talk of any …
Read more “Russia Gives Ukraine Ultimatum to Surrender Mariupol”
Alona Fartukhova has been coming to Berlin’s Ukrainian Orthodox Christian community every day since she arrived in Germany five days ago from war-torn Kyiv. The 20-year-old refugee has been attending daily prayers for peace and helped organize donations for her compatriots back home. On Sunday, Fartukhova joined dozens of other Ukrainian worshippers at a red …
Read more “Across Europe, Ukrainian Exiles Pray for Peace Back Home”
The Russian editor who protested Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine during a state TV news broadcast called Sunday for other Russians to speak out against the “gruesome war.” While working for Channel One television in Moscow, Marina Ovsyannikova barged onto the set of an evening newscast Monday, holding a poster reading “No War.” She was subsequently …
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India is considering establishing a payment mechanism in local currencies to allow it to continue trade with Russia, which has been hit with Western sanctions in response to its invasion of Ukraine. New Delhi is proceeding with purchases of Russian crude at discounted prices despite pressure from the United States. The state-run Indian Oil Corp. …
Read more “Amid Western Sanctions, India Explores Rupee-Ruble Mechanism for Trade with Russia “
A car slammed at high speed into carnival revelers in a small town in southern Belgium early Sunday, killing six people and leaving 10 more with life-threatening injuries. Several dozen were more lightly injured. “What should have been a great party turned into a tragedy,” said Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden. The prosecutor’s office said …
Read more “Car Runs into Carnival Revelers in Belgium, Killing 6”