Russian president is due to travel to China later this month, hoping to seal energy deals, build relations, though analysts say it will be tough to win allies over violence in Ukraine
Campaigners from the environmental group Greenpeace have tried to prevent a Russian ship, which they claim is carrying the world's first shipment of oil drilled in Russian Arctic waters, from docking in the Netherlands. The protest comes as many lawmakers in Europe look to diversify the continent's energy supplies away from Russia amid tensions with Moscow over Ukraine. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Protest comes as Europe debates Russian energy supplies amidst Ukraine crisis
International forces in Afghanistan are working through the mammoth task of shipping most of their vehicles and equipment out of the country, as the December 2014 withdrawal deadline approaches. One of the routes being used transits Russia, and there are fears that the growing confrontation between the West and Moscow over Ukraine could severely disrupt NATO's withdrawal plans. VOA's Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
International forces fear Russia may complicate mammoth task of removing military equipment from Afghanistan ahead of December withdrawal
Russia accuses the United States and NATO of what it called 'provocative' statements as the crisis in Ukraine unfolds alongside a NATO military build-up in eastern Europe. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts are continuing to seek release of seven observers from Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is calling on Russia to live up to its recent agreement to help defuse the crisis in eastern Ukraine. Vice President Biden spoke in Kyiv Tuesday as pro-Russian protestors in eastern Ukraine refuse to leave the state buildings they stormed two weeks ago. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London.
Pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine are refusing to leave their barricades despite demands from all sides for them to leave state buildings. The United States, Russia, the European Union and Ukraine issued a joint statement at talks in Geneva Thursday calling for all illegal armed groups to be disarmed and all seized buildings to be vacated. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Around a dozen state buildings in eastern Ukraine remain in the hands of pro-Russian protesters who are demanding a referendum on self-rule. The governor of the whole Donetsk region is among those forced out by the protesters. He spoke to VOA's Henry Ridgwell from his temporary new office in Donetsk city.
Serhiy Taruta, a steel magnate worth an estimated $2 billion, was forced out by pro-Russian separatists and is now operating out of a hotel room
Ukrainian troops have launched their first assault against pro-Russian gunmen in the east of the country. Authorities in Kyiv describe it as an “anti-terror” operation. The White House has praised Ukraine for saying it will take a measured approach, but Russia labeled the action "unconstitutional." Henry Ridgwell reports from the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine stormed another police station Monday, as they continued to defy a government deadline to vacate occupied buildings in exchange for amnesty. Ukraine’s president has called for UN peacekeepers to help with an anti-terror operation against the separatists. Henry Ridgwell reports from the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Pro-Russian protesters smashed their way into Horlivka police headquarters near Donetsk even as Kyiv prepared to start a military assault to stop them
Ukraine’s acting president gives separatists occupying state buildings until Monday morning to disarm or face assault by security forces
Demonstrators trying to counter their pro-Russia opponents say they they just want to be free and independent
Pro-Russian militants in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have forced the local police chief to resign, after storming police headquarters. Armed pro-Russian groups also took over police buildings in the nearby city of Slovyansk, seizing firearms. Henry Ridgwell reports from Donetsk.
Ukraine’s prime minister has offered greater autonomy to the regions of eastern Ukraine if pro-Russian protesters disarm and leave the government headquarters in the city of Donetsk, which they have occupied since Sunday. The protesters are demanding a referendum on the area's future. Western countries accuse Russia of instigating the demonstrations. As Henry Ridgwell reports from Donetsk, the protests have divided opinion in the city.
Kyiv prepares armed response after pro-Russian militants seize police headquarters in eastern cities; US warns Moscow against military intervention
Proposal to devolve power offered by Arseniy Yatsenyuk leaves pro-Russian activists unmoved
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