(VOVWORLD) - Russia launched an all-out assault on east Ukraine on Tuesday, unleashing thousands of troops in what Ukraine described as the Battle of the Donbas, a campaign to seize...
(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine on Monday called on Russia to facilitate a humanitarian corridor for evacuees from the port city of Mariupol and ones from a steel plant in the city
(VOVWORLD) - Italy began to ban Russian ships from its ports from Sunday, the country’s media said on Saturday
(VOVWORLD) - Despite growing international diplomatic efforts, Russia and Ukraine have not been able to find a common voice for a ceasefire. Some fear the current crisis may escalate because of...
(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine doesn’t seem possible at the moment
(VOVWORLD) - Russia can't be isolated. It’s certainly impossible to isolate anyone in the world today, especially such a huge country as Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday
(VOVWORLD) - Nine humanitarian corridors to evacuate people from Ukraine's besieged eastern regions have been agreed on Monday between Kyiv and Moscow, including five in the Luhansk region, Ukraine's...
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people living abroad these days are commemorating the death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden on Friday signed two bills levying further sanctions on Russia. One is to suspend normal trade relations with Russia while the Ukrainian conflict continues. The...
(VOVWORLD) - The Ukraine crisis has escalated tensions between Russia and the West, which has imposed many new sanctions on Moscow. The latest sanctions are in response to the reported murder of civilians by...
(VOVWORLD) - The White House on Wednesday announced fresh sanctions on Russia’s largest banks and wealthiest individuals to increase economic pressure on Moscow for its special military operation in Ukraine
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a series of new sanctions against Russia, including banning coal imports and preventing Russian vessels and trucks from entering the EU
(VOVWORLD) - Russia maintained gas flows through key pipeline routes into Europe on Monday, despite uncertainty over payment terms and as the EU called for more sanctions against Moscow amid the...
(VOVWORLD) - Russia has called for a special UN Security Council meeting Monday to address claims that Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv
(VOVWORLD) - A Dao wedding in Sin Ho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, involves several rituals, the most important of which is kowtowing to ancestors, parents, and guests
(VOVWORLD) - Russia's Foreign Minister says some progress has been made at peace talks with Ukraine and that Moscow is preparing its response to Ukrainian proposals
(VOVWORLD) - Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the Czech Republic have announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats suspected of spying, in a coordinated action taken in the shadow...
(VOVWORLD) - Moscow is taking two steps toward de-escalating the conflict, both militarily and politically, said Russia’s chief negotiator on Tuesday following talks with Ukraine in Istanbul
(VOVWORLD) - Russia is seeking a comprehensive deal in talks with Ukraine covering a whole range of issues, without which coming to an agreement is unlikely, the Interfax cited Russian negotiator...
(VOVWORLD) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday handed the US Embassy in Moscow a list of its diplomats who must leave