Hundreds of world leaders and delegates are set to attend the Munich Security Conference this weekend — with conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and other hot spots — on the agenda. As Henry Ridgwell reports, all eyes will be on the approach of the new U.S. delegation.
Kaja Kallas said Ukraine will continue to resist and the EU supports them
Following a successful prisoner swap with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a multifront diplomatic blitz Wednesday to end the Ukraine conflict. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell catches up on the latest, from Washington.
Austria president: ‘Spirit of compromise’ has been missing in the talks
Russia occupies and uses Europe’s largest nuclear power plant for military demands. Moscow continues attacks on Ukraine electric stations that keep country’s nuclear power plants running.
Both countries accused each other of blocking the rotation of staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency at the power plant
Andrey Kuznechyk spent more than three years imprisoned in a case that was widely viewed as politically motivated
Pakistan rolls out the red carpet Wednesday for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will jointly hold the seventh session of the Pakistan-Turkey High Level Strategic Cooperation Council with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during his brief visit. VOA's Sarah Zaman reports.
US president says he'll meet Putin in Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy in Munich
Pete Hegseth also says the US does not see Ukraine's NATO membership as part of a negotiated settlement of its war with Russia
Preparations are also underway for first US-Japan-South Korea trilateral on sidelines of Munich Security Conference
Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation in the summer of 2024, and though many did leave, some 7,000 people say they are staying
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